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Van Hool TX40Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Van Hool TX40.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls52014–2018 model years

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

Best & worst years

Van Hool TX40 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 TX40 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Van Hool TX40 problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints 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
5 recalls

Van Hool TX40 recalls

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

72%Front: buckle assembly18V-209 · 2015–2018 · Mar 30, 2018 · 1,528 vehicles58%Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)17V-064 · 2014–2015 · Jan 31, 2017 · 1,396 vehicles92%Steering16V-857 · 2015–2016 · Nov 29, 2016 · 1,612 vehicles92%Steering15V-331 · 2014–2015 · Jun 1, 2015 · 555 vehicles68%Front: anchorage14V-304 · 2014–2015 · Jun 4, 2014 · 90 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the TX40

  1. Seat Belt Buckle Casings may FailEQ19001 · 2015–2018 · closed Aug 20, 2025
    No recall
  2. Seat belt latch failurePE17006 · 2016 · closed Apr 4, 2018
    Led to recall 18V-209