| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 18544 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: NEOPLAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007831000072374000000005 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: AN240 | Model Year: 1990 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V138000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | Manufacturer That Filed Report: NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1983 | End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 01 1992 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3248 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 21 1996 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION | Report Received Date: Jul, 23 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 23 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The steering gear mounting plate can crack around the welds. | Consequence Summary: The steering gear mounting plate can break resulting in loss of steering control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident. |
| Corrective Summary : 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. | Recall 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. |
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