Recall Register

1998 Neoplan AN440L: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Neoplan AN440L. The newest campaign is 05V290000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Jun 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Other Fuel Types / Turbo/Supercharger. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 05V290000, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,134 units in total.

  1. 05V290000Received . 465 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Other Fuel Types / Turbo/Supercharger

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can result in an engine compartment fire, possibly resulting in personal injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION.

  2. 01V033007Received . 669 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by NEOPLAN USA CORP..

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19982
  2. 19992
  3. 20001
  4. 20021

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Neoplan AN440L: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/neoplan/an440l/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Neoplan AN440L?
1,134 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Neoplan AN440L have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Neoplan AN440L, model years 1998 to 2002. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Neoplan AN440L open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.