There have been 2 safety recalls for the Neoplan An440lf. The most recent recalls are shown below. Table 1 and Table 2 show the historical recalls and the recall statistics by the model year of the Neoplan An440lf.
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 |
| 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 ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
In the event of a crack, the clamps could break off affecting toe-in and alignment. The tie rod can come loose resulting in steering loss and a crash could occur without prior warning.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2004 Neoplan An440lf, 2005 Neoplan An440lf |
| Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
| Recall Summary: On certain transit buses equipped with arvinmeritor urresko tie rod clamps, heat treatment of clamps created a surface hardness that could lead to a fracture of the clamps. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Date | Component | Vehicle Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Jul. 14, 2005 | Structure:body:door | 311 |
| Mar. 1, 2005 | Steering:linkages:tie Rod Assembly | 175 |
| Model | # Recalls |
|---|---|
| 2005 Neoplan An440lf | 2 |
| 2004 Neoplan An440lf | 1 |