Neoplan USA Corp.: Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Neoplan USA Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 6, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,439. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
STRAY VOLTAGE INDUCED ON THE POWER TAKEOFF (PTO) SIGNAL CIRCUIT 510 MAY OCCUR WHEN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) CONNECTOR GETS WET, CAUSING UNINTENDED ENGINE ACCELERATION.
The risk
UNINTENDED ENGINE ACCELERATION WHILE THE BUS IS IN GEARMAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A GROUND INTERLOCK TO GROUND CIRCUIT 510 IN THE DDEC SYSTEM ANYTIME THE PTO IS DISABLED FOR ANY REASON. THE GROUND ELIMINATES THE STRAY VOLTAGE EFFECT BETWEEN THE ECM CONNECTOR AND CIRCUIT 510.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Neoplan Inter-City Bus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Neoplan Transit Bus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Neoplan Inter-City Bus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Neoplan Transit Bus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Neoplan Inter-City Bus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Neoplan Transit Bus | 0 | 1 | 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 92V029000.
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