NHTSA Recall 05V321000
NHTSA Campaign Id 05V321000; Date: Jul. 14, 2005
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.
Recalled Vehicles:
2005 Neoplan An440 Transliner; 2005 Neoplan An440lf; 2003 Neoplan An460 Articulated; 2004 Neoplan An460 Articulated
Component: Structure:body:door
Manufactured by: Neoplan Usa Corporation
Affected Units:: 311
Recall Summary:
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.
How to Fix:
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 or neoplan at 1-719-336-3256.
Recall Notes:
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236; (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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