Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 96V138000

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

NEOPLAN USA CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1996-07-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 96V138000

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
NEOPLAN USA CORP.
Vehicles affected
3,248
Reported to NHTSA
1996-07-23
Owners notified
1996-10-21

Defect description

THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE CAN CRACK AROUND THE WELDS.

Safety risk

THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE CAN BREAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL INSPECT THE ENTIRE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE FOR CRACKS AND/OR HAIRLINE FRACTURES. IF ANY CRACKS OR FRACTURES ARE FOUND, OWNERS WILL REMOVE THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE AND RETURN IT TO NEOPLAN FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. OWNER NOTIFICATION: OWNER NOTIFICATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN. NOTE: OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REPLACEMENT WITHIN AREASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NEOPLAN AT 1-719-336-3258. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Scope of coverage

49 model years across 13 models.

ModelYears on record
NEOPLAN AN1161992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986
NEOPLAN AN1171991 1990
NEOPLAN AN230H1990
NEOPLAN AN2321989
NEOPLAN AN2351990 1987
NEOPLAN AN238H1990
NEOPLAN AN2401990 1989 1988
NEOPLAN AN3401993 1992 1991 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
NEOPLAN AN3491992
NEOPLAN AN4301990 1986
NEOPLAN AN4351991 1990 1986 1985 1984
NEOPLAN AN4401991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983
NEOPLAN AN4601991 1990 1989 1986 1985 1984 1983

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.