Consumer Complaint Detail

NEOPLAN / AN440 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000054128 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION
Model Name: AN440 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1N9TA1AAXVL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 19 1998 Complaint Type: VOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Extreme exotheric reaction in exhaust catalyst generated sufficient localized temperture to ignite surrounding material, resulting in fire and damage to rear portion of transit bus.