1996 Neoplan AN440
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Vehicles › Neoplan › AN440 › 1996
These records cover every 1996 Neoplan AN440. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 1996 Neoplan AN440. Newest first.
Vehicle description: transit coaches equipped with cummins L-10 engines and nelson catalysts and sold to los angeles, california transit authority. the catalyst can experience high temperatures, which could be caused from unburned methane igniting inside the catalyst brick.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition can result in extreme overheating of the catalyst and could cause ignition of surrounding combustibles in close proximity to the catalyst.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the vehicles for proper installation and positioning; increase the size of the fiberglass hole surrounding the tail pipe, remove a rubber air inlet boot that was too close to the catalyst; replace the flex pipe in the exhaust system; and add a blanket around the catalyst to provide added insulation.
Owner complaints
1 complaints1 involved a fire
Latest complaints
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control › Catalytic convertor
Extreme exothermic reaction in exhaust catalyst generated sufficient localized temperature to ignite surrounding material, resulting in fire and damage to the rear portion of the transit bus.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- CNG fuel tank explosion
Nhtsa received calls from both neoplan and the federal transit administration reporting the explosion of a fuel tank on a CNG powered transit bus.no fire or injuries were reported. The explosion occurred during refueling.the fuel tanks used on the subject buses are carbon composite graphite, manufactured by edo…
Nhtsa received calls from both neoplan and the federal transit administration reporting the explosion of a fuel tank on a CNG powered transit bus.no fire or injuries were reported. The explosion occurred during refueling.the fuel tanks used on the subject buses are carbon composite graphite, manufactured by edo canada, ltd.the los angeles mta has grounded it fleet until the cause of the problem can be determined and corrected.
Every Neoplan AN440 model year
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