Neoplan USA Corporation: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Other Fuel Types › Turbo/Supercharger
Neoplan USA Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 14, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 465. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURIES.
The 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.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Neoplan AN440 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Neoplan AN460 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Neoplan AN440 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Neoplan AN460 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 Neoplan AN440L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V290000.
Full record for the 2000 Neoplan AN440 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →