NHTSA campaign 96V182000

Neoplan Recall 96V-182: NEOPLAN/CNG FUEL TANK BRACKETS

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 96V182000 was reported by NEOPLAN USA CORP. on September 23, 1996, with 202 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Neoplan AN440 for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on September 30, 1996, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 96V182000 (also written 96V-182 or 96V182)
Filed by: NEOPLAN USA CORP.
Report received: September 23, 1996
Potentially affected: 202 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Other — Storage — Tank Assembly
Owners notified: September 30, 1996

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V182000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Neoplan

Neoplan AN440
- 1995

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V182000.

Defect description

THESE BUSES ARE EQUIPPED WITH COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL TANKS SUPPLIED BY EDO CANADA. THE FUEL CYLINDER STRAPS EXPAND WHEN TANKS ARE PRESSURIZED CAUSING BRACKETS TO BREAK THE MOUNTING HARDWARE.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE CYLINDER TO FALL INCREASING THE RISK OF EXPLOSION OR FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

A NEW STRAP WITH ELASTOMERIC SPRINGS THAT WILL ALLOW THE STRAP TO EXPAND WITH THE TANK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND WILL BE INSTALLED ON THESE BUSES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN STARTED.ONLY LOS ANGELES AND MASSPORT TRANSIT SYSTEMS ARE INVOLVED.NOTE:OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE NEWLY DESIGNED STRAPS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FREE OF CHARGE SHOULD CONTACT EDO CANADA AT .................. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V182000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.