Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V290000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: other fuel types: turbo/supercharger

NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-06-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V290000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: other fuel types: turbo/supercharger

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: other fuel types: turbo/supercharger
Manufacturer
NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
465
Reported to NHTSA
2005-06-14

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURIES.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

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

6 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
NEOPLAN AN4402000 1999 1998
NEOPLAN AN440L1998
NEOPLAN AN4602000 1999

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.