- Vehicles
- 1,439
- Built between
- Jan 1986 – Jan 1991
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 February 1992
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1986 and January 1991. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1986-1992 Neoplan Inter-City BUSBuilt January 1986 to January 1991
- 1986-1992 Neoplan Transit BUSBuilt January 1986 to January 1991
What the defect is
Stray voltage induced on the power takeoff (PTO) signal circuit 510 may occur when the electronic control module (ECM) connector gets wet, causing unintended engine acceleration.
What could happen
Unintended engine acceleration while the bus is in gearmay result in a loss of vehicle control and an accident.
What gets fixed
INSTALL A GROUND INTERLOCK TO GROUND CIRCUIT 510 IN THE DDEC SYSTEM ANYTIME THE PTO IS DISABLED FOR ANY REASON. THE GROUND ELIMINATES THE STRAY VOLTAGE EFFECT BETWEEN THE ECM CONNECTOR AND CIRCUIT 510.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1986 to January 1991
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 March 1992
- Owners notified14 February 1992
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 6 March 1992.
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
- MFR
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
System: electrical system.vehicle description: transit buses and inter-city coaches equipped with detroitdiesel EC-1 and ec-ii controlled 6V-92TA, 8V-92TA, and series 60 engines.
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.