- Vehicles
- 3,248
- Built between
- Jan 1983 – Dec 1992
- Models
- 13
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 21 October 1996
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1983 and December 1992. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1986-1992 Neoplan AN116Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1990-1991 Neoplan AN117Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1990 Neoplan AN230HBuilt January 1983 to December 1992
- 1989 Neoplan AN232Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1987, 1990 Neoplan AN235Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1990 Neoplan AN238HBuilt January 1983 to December 1992
- 1988-1990 Neoplan AN240Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1985-1989, 1991-1993 Neoplan AN340Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1992 Neoplan AN349Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1986, 1990 Neoplan AN430Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1984-1986, 1990-1991 Neoplan AN435Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1983-1991 Neoplan AN440Built January 1983 to December 1992
- 1983-1986, 1989-1991 Neoplan AN460Built January 1983 to December 1992
What the defect is
The steering gear mounting plate can crack around the welds.
What could happen
The steering gear mounting plate can break resulting in loss of steering control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
What gets fixed
OWNERS WILL INSPECT THE ENTIRE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE FOR CRACKS AND/OR HAIRLINE FRACTURES. IF ANY CRACKS OR FRACTURES ARE FOUND, OWNERS WILL REMOVE THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE AND RETURN IT TO NEOPLAN FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1983 to December 1992
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 July 1996
- Owners notified21 October 1996
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 23 July 1996.
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: transit buses. Owner notification: owner notification has already begun. Note: owners who do not receive the free replacement within areasonable time should contact neoplan at 1-719-336-3258. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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.