try.vin
Log in

NHTSA campaign 99V242003

Neoplan Recall 99V242003: NEOPLAN/LIFT-U/WHEELCHAIR LIFTS

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 99V242003 was reported by NEOPLAN USA CORP. on April 5, 2000, with 319 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Neoplan AN440 and Neoplan AN460 for model years 1997–1999.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 99V242003 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Key facts

NHTSA campaign
99V242003
Filed by
NEOPLAN USA CORP.
Report received
Potentially affected
319 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Unknown or Other

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V242003. 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

    • 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built April 1, 1998 – October 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built starting August 1, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Neoplan AN460

    • 1998 · Vehicles built April 1, 1998 – June 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built December 1, 1998 – January 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Neoplan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V242003.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. FAILURE OF A SOFT SEAT CHECK VALVE IN WHEELCHAIR LIFTS PROVIDED BY LIFT-U, MAY ALLOW THE FRONT AND REAR PLATFORM BARRIERS TO RETURN TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION FROM THE VERTICAL POSITION THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED IN.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD ALLOW A MOBILITY AID TO ROLL OFF OF THE LIFT PLATFORM INJURING ITS OCCUPANT. LIFT-U WILL REPLACE THE SOFT SEAT CHECK VALVES.

Manufacturer remedy

LIFT-U WILL REPLACE THE SOFT SEAT CHECK VALVES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS BEING HANDLED BY LIFT-U. 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 LIFT-U AT 1-209-838-2400 OR 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 99V242003

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.