AI DamageVAN Hool BUS: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the VAN Hool BUS across 3 model years: 3 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Engine and cooling 67% of all complaints
- 2 Wheels 33% of all complaints
- Engine and cooling: 2 complaints (67% of all).
- Wheels: 1 complaints (33% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 3 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and cooling | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
This letter is to inform you of an extremely negligent issue related to safety risks that have been effecting our industry for quite some time and was recently over ruled by EPA.
While driving out of toll both, the engine stalled,consumer then started it back up and as he was about to gain speed it stalled again, he then pulled over, got out and went to the back of the bus and saw that anit-freeze was leaking from the back of the bus, and then smoke began to appear and vehicle caught on fire,…
While driving the left dual drive tires broke free from hub causing damage to the other tires and body of bus, the lug nuts broke and were missing (ohio traffic crash report).
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.