2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
0
Owner Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED
The 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 2 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR.
Recalls for the 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED
NHTSA has recorded 2 recalls for the 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED, potentially affecting up to 396 vehicles.
Recall 05V267000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
| 85 vehicles affected
Defect: ON CERTAIN 60' ARTICULATED TRANSIT BUSES, THE STARTER CABLE AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY GAUGE WIRES HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN ATTACHED TO THE STARTER STUD DURING THE MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY PROCESS.
Consequence: OVER TIME, THE STARTER SOLENOID COULD CRACK AND A SHORT CIRCUIT MIGHT DEVELOP THAT WOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: THESE VEHICLES WERE SENT TO ONLY ONE CUSTOMER, NEW JERSEY TRANSIT. ALL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.
View full details →Recall 05V321000 — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
| 311 vehicles affected
Defect: ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH VAPOR DOOR ASSEMBLIES, THE TWO PIECE CURVED CONNECTING RODS WHEN USED AS AN ELEMENT OF THE DOOR ACTUATION LINKAGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VAPOR MEDIUM PNEUMATIC DIFFERENTIAL ENGINE, MAY BE SUBJECT TO FATIGUE FAILURE RESULTING IN BENDING OR BREAKING OF THE CONNECTING ROD.
Consequence: A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD CAN ALLOW THE DOOR PANEL TO MOVE FREELY IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER, LEAVING PASSENGERS INSIDE THE VEHICLE UNPROTECTED BY THE DOOR PANEL AND ENABLING A PROTRUDING DOOR PANEL TO STRIKE PERSONS OR OBJECTS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: NEOPLAN IS WORKING WITH VAPOR BUS INTERNATIONAL TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE REMEDY CONSISTS OF REPLACING THE TWO PIECE CONNECTING ROD WITH A ONE PIECE CONNECTING ROD. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VAPOR AT 1-847-777-6400...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED.
Safety Rating for the 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED
- 2003 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED (current)
- 2004 NEOPLAN AN460 ARTICULATED — 0 complaints
Other NEOPLAN Models
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- NEOPLAN AN440L — 4 total complaints
- NEOPLAN NEOPLAN — 1 total complaint
- NEOPLAN 340/3 TRANSIT BUS — 0 total complaints
- NEOPLAN ADB — 0 total complaints
- NEOPLAN ALL MODELS — 0 total complaints
- NEOPLAN AN116 — 0 total complaints
- NEOPLAN AN117 — 0 total complaints