1998 Neoplan AN440
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1998 Neoplan AN440. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
3 recalls name the 1998 Neoplan AN440. Newest first.
On certain standard floor, low floor and articulated transit buses built with detroit diesel series 50 engines, the turbocharger compressor wheel can break, resulting in shaft imbalance and lubricating oil passes into the exhaust system.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This can result in an engine compartment fire, possibly resulting in personal injuries.
Remedy
Neoplan IS working with detroit diesel to notify owners and have the repair performed on their vehicles. dealers will install an exhaust temperature sensor and reprogram the emc calibration. owners may contact neoplan at 719-336-3256 or detroit diesel at 313-592-3708.
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. the equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the buses for certain equalizers by the date code. the affected equalizers will be replaced by vanner. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vanner at 1-800-227-6937 or neoplan at 1-719-336-3256.
Vehicle description: transit buses. failure of a soft seat check valve in wheelchair lifts provided by lift-u, may allow the front and rear platform barriers to return to a horizontal position from the vertical position they are supposed to be locked in.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This could allow a mobility aid to roll off of the lift platform injuring its occupant. Lift-u will replace the soft seat check valves.
Remedy
Lift-u will replace the soft seat check valves.
Owner complaints
1 complaints1 involved a fire
Latest complaints
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control › Catalytic convertor
Extreme exotheric reaction in exhaust catalyst generated sufficient localized temperture to ignite surrounding material, resulting in fire and damage to rear portion of transit bus.
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