NHTSA campaign 99V027001

Neoplan Recall 99V027001: NEOPLAN/ARTICULATED BUSES

NHTSA recall 99V027001 was reported by NEOPLAN USA CORP. on February 25, 1999, with 238 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Neoplan AN460 for model years 1996–1999. Owners were notified on February 2, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 99V027001 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V027001
Filed by: NEOPLAN USA CORP.
Report received: February 25, 1999
Potentially affected: 238 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension
Owners notified: February 2, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V027001. 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 AN460
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built May 1, 1996 – December 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
- 1998 · Vehicles built December 1, 1996 – January 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 1, 1998 – February 28, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V027001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ARTICULATED TRANSIT BUSES. THE REAR SECTION OF THE BUS COULD BECOME UNSTABLE AT HIGH SPEED IF ELECTRIC POWER IS LOST TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE ARTICULATED STABILIZATION SYSTEM.

Safety consequence

LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL HYDRAULIC SAFETY-DAMPENING UNIT TO THE BUS ARTICULATION HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 2, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NEOPLAN AT 1-719-336-3256.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V027001

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.