Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V267000

Electrical system: starter assembly

NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-06-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V267000

Electrical system: starter assembly

Component
Electrical system: starter assembly
Manufacturer
NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
85
Reported to NHTSA
2005-06-07
Owners notified
2005-05-31

Defect description

ON CERTAIN 60' ARTICULATED TRANSIT BUSES, THE STARTER CABLE AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY GAUGE WIRES HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN ATTACHED TO THE STARTER STUD DURING THE MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY PROCESS.

Safety risk

OVER TIME, THE STARTER SOLENOID COULD CRACK AND A SHORT CIRCUIT MIGHT DEVELOP THAT WOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

THESE VEHICLES WERE SENT TO ONLY ONE CUSTOMER, NEW JERSEY TRANSIT. ALL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.

Notes

NEOPLAN FSRP 04-092.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
NEOPLAN AN460 Articulated2003

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.