- Vehicles
- 2,000
- Built between
- Until Jun 1985
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between an unspecified date and June 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1981-1985 Neoplan NeoplanBuilt unknown to June 1985
What the defect is
There may be tie rod clamp interference with the front suspension structure. Also, steering wheel may become stiff due to non-permanent lube steering shaft cross bearings. Consequence of defect: steering could bind or become hard resulting in loss of control and could cause an accident.
What gets fixed
ASSURE PROPER TIE ROD CLAMP POSITIONING AND INSTALL GREASEABLE CROSS BEARINGS IN THE STEERING SHAFT.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtunknown to June 1985
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 May 1985
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 14 May 1985.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- NEOPLAN USA CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle description: 1981 to 1984 35' and 40' transit buses, 1982 to 1984 articulated buses, and 1984 and 1985 tit'l buses.system: steering, tie rod clamp.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.