2000 Neoplan AN440 & 2000 Neoplan AN460 recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain standard floor, low floor and articulated transit buses built with detroit diesel series 50 engines, the turbocharger compressor wheel CAN break, resulting in shaft imbalance and lubricating oil passes into the exhaust system.
💥 The risk
This CAN result in an engine compartment fire, possibly resulting in personal injuries.
🔧 The fix
Neoplan is working with detroit diesel to notify owners and have the repair performed on their vehicles. Dealers will install an exhaust temperature sensor and reprogram the emc calibration. Owners may contact neoplan at 719-336-3256 or detroit diesel at 313-592-3708.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V290000
- Manufacturer
- NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 465
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Dec 1, 1999 – Jan 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.