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NHTSA Campaign 99V027001

SUSPENSION

Issued by NEOPLAN USA CORP. · Reported Feb 25, 1999 · 238 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ARTICULATED TRANSIT BUSES. THE REAR SECTION OF THE BUS COULD BECOME UNSTABLE AT HIGH SPEED IF ELECTRIC POWER IS LOST TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE ARTICULATED STABILIZATION SYSTEM.

Consequence

LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL HYDRAULIC SAFETY-DAMPENING UNIT TO THE BUS ARTICULATION HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NEOPLAN AN460 1992 238
NEOPLAN AN460 1993 238
NEOPLAN AN460 1996 238
NEOPLAN AN460 1997 238
NEOPLAN AN460 1998 238
NEOPLAN AN460 1999 238

Source: NHTSA Campaign 99V027001 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.