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Van Hool CX45Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 10 safety recalls on record for the Van Hool CX45.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls102013–2024 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Van Hool CX45 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the CX45 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2019Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Van Hool CX45 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling10
10 recalls

Van Hool CX45 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

9%Visibility: glass, side/rear26V-191 · 2013–2023 · Mar 26, 2026 · 6,994 vehicles84%Equipment24V-332 · 2023–2024 · May 13, 2024 · 329 vehicles100%Seat belts: critical fasteners23V-861 · 2024 · Dec 19, 2023 · 64 vehicles76%Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-995 · 2020–2021 · Dec 20, 2021 · 139 vehicles7%Equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair lift/ramp21V-799 · 2016 · Oct 14, 2021 · 422 vehicles73%Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-385 · 2018–2019 · May 25, 2021 · 681 vehicles72%Front: buckle assembly18V-209 · 2015–2018 · Mar 30, 2018 · 1,528 vehicles58%Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)17V-064 · 2014–2016 · Jan 31, 2017 · 1,396 vehicles92%Steering16V-857 · 2014–2016 · Nov 29, 2016 · 1,612 vehicles92%Steering15V-331 · 2014–2015 · Jun 1, 2015 · 555 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the CX45

  1. Seat Belt Buckle Casings may FailEQ19001 · 2015–2018 · closed Aug 20, 2025
    No recall
  2. Seat belt latch failurePE17006 · 2015–2018 · closed Apr 4, 2018
    Led to recall 18V-209