Neoplan An440l 2002

Model An440l made in 2002 by Neoplan got 8 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and equipment. There was one recall concerning engine and engine cooling .

An440l year 2002

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

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Model 2002

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL
03V261000	NEOPLAN USA CORP.	from 01/01/2001 to 12/31/2002	V (Vehicle)	32	MFR	NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION	07/22/2003	07/30/2003
Defect Summary	On certain transit buses equipped with cummins westport b gas plus or c gas plus 6 cylinder engines, the electronic control module calibration may not correctly detect a throttle plate actuator failure that could result in an uncommanded open throttle condition.
Consequence Summary	If this event occurs, the vehicle operator will not have control of the engine speed which could possibly result in a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will replace the electronic control module calibration free of charge. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cummins customer assistance center at 1-800-343-7357 or neoplan at 1-719-336-3256.
Notes	Neoplan recall no. 03-e021.also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
12/18/2006		1	12/31/2001
	Cowling - air intake vent is exposed and mice can get in. near each fender where it mounts to your firewall mice can easily get in there. the screen has a wire for wiper motor that allows mice to get in. where the wire goes through the screen the opening is to big and mice can get in. needs some type of installation. *nm
EQUIPMENT
06/25/2011
	Tl-the contact owns a 2002 nomad scout 303 travel trailer (na) equipped with a dometic refrigerator, model number rm2652. the contact smelled a strong odor of ammonia and noticed a fatigue crack in the refrigerator boiler tube. there was a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000 (equipment: recreational vehicle). the manufacturer was notified and advised the owner would be responsible for the expense of the boiler tube repair and refused to perform the recall remedy until the boiler tube was repaired. the contact was displeased with the recall remedy repair which did not correct the problem. the refrigerator had not been repaired. the serial number was 13603125. the vin was unavailable. js
06/25/2011
	Tl-the contact owns a 2002 nomad scout 303 travel trailer (na) equipped with a dometic refrigerator, model number rm2652. the contact smelled a strong odor of ammonia and noticed a fatigue crack in the refrigerator boiler tube. there was a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000 (equipment: recreational vehicle). the manufacturer was notified and advised the owner would be responsible for the expense of the boiler tube repair and refused to perform the recall remedy until the boiler tube was repaired. the contact was displeased with the recall remedy repair which did not correct the problem. the refrigerator had not been repaired. the serial number was 13603125. the vin was unavailable. js
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
12/13/2005	216126	4
	The rear brakes on two neoplan an 460 articulated buses appeared to apply for no apparent reason resulting in two tire fires and one fire that engulfed the entire rear of one bus. *nm
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK
12/20/2005	216216	2	12/01/2002
	Rfta believes the fire on unit #326 was a result of an improper brake release tied to the wabco atc system. the heat generated from the brakes resulted in a tire fire that engulfed the rear of the coach. it appears that the problem may be tied to sub-zero temperatures and bus washing and its effect on the wabco automatic traction control (atc) system. there have been very similar problems reported on other buses equipped with the wabco system. there seems to be a tendency for the abs or atc valve exhaust port to freeze up during extremely cold weather conditions. during an abs or an atc event, air is not allowed to escape in a normal manner resulting is dragging brakes. in september of 2002 rfta received fsrp from neoplan to address slow release times of brakes on napoleon articulated buses equipped with multi-relay and atc valves. those modifications were done by rfta. george fisher, a service technician with wabco contacted me about the problem with these units. i explained to him how we thought that we isolated the problem to the exhaust muffler on the atc valve. i reviewed the fsrp him. according to george, wabco had used that design several years ago, but discontinued it because of the very problem rfta was experiencing. wabco determined with that design that the check valve would sometimes stick and cause a non- release that could occur with a atc event or a service brake application. wabcos position is that neoplans fsrp was the cause of the non-release that rfta believes led to the fire. rfta has been able to duplicate the malfunction and has test data that fully supports this theory. *jb
STRUCTURE
12/18/2006		1	12/31/2001
	Cowling - air intake vent is exposed and mice can get in. near each fender where it mounts to your firewall mice can easily get in there. the screen has a wire for wiper motor that allows mice to get in. where the wire goes through the screen the opening is to big and mice can get in. needs some type of installation. *nm

Car dealers selling

State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
CO	LAMAR		NEOPLAN USA	719 336-3256
CO	LAMAR	81052	NOEPLAN	719 336-3256