Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1996 Neoplan AN440

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system › emission control › catalytic convertor. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic Convertor1
010

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings98V298000
Filed Nov 19, 1998594 vehiclesNeoplan Usa Corp.

Defect. 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. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic ConvertorFire
Filed Oct 20, 1998CA

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.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20010100Routine
20000300Routine
19990300Routine
19981310Routine
19971310Routine
1996 — this page1110Routine
19953430Routine
19940100Routine
19920100Routine
19910200Routine
19900100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 19, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.