Recall 01V033007: 1998–2000 Neoplan AN440 and 1 other model

Report received

Aug 1, 2001

Manufacturer

Neoplan usa corp.

Potentially affected

669vehicles

Model years

1998–2000

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.

Possible consequence

Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced by vanner. 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 vanner at 1-800-227-6937 or neoplan at 1-719-336-3256.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1998 Neoplan AN4401 complaints
• 1999 Neoplan AN4400 complaints
• 2000 Neoplan AN4400 complaints
• 1998 Neoplan AN440L0 complaints
• 1999 Neoplan AN440L0 complaints
• 2000 Neoplan AN440L0 complaints