Neoplan AN440 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 18 model years of the Neoplan AN440 (1983–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1995.
Pick your Neoplan AN440 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Neoplan AN440 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 Neoplan AN440 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 Neoplan AN440 | 3 | 1 |
| 1997 Neoplan AN440 | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 Neoplan AN440 | 4 | 3 |
| 1994 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 Neoplan AN440 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 Neoplan AN440 | 1 | 0 |
What Neoplan AN440 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 3.
All Neoplan AN440 recalls (10)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Neoplan AN440, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Turbo/supercharger (engine and engine cooling)
On certain standard floor, low floor and articulated transit buses built with detroit diesel series 50 engines, the turbocharger compressor wheel can break, resulting in shaft imbalance and lubricating oil passes into the exhaust system.
Remedy: Neoplan is working with detroit diesel to notify owners and have the repair performed on their vehicles. Dealers will install an exhaust temperature sensor and reprogram the emc calibration. Owners may contact neoplan…
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Vehicle speed control
On certain buses equipped with cummins electronic control modules on the c8.3g and l10g engines, the ECM does not have the ability to detect a throttle fail-safe engine shutdown command. This could result in an unanticipated, uncommanded open throttle condition without warning.
Remedy: Cummins will notify the customers and replace the ECM. Owners should contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357 or neoplan at 719-336-3256, ext. 476.
Model years: 1997
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12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced by vanner. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do…
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Service brakes, air
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with arvinmeritor "w-series" air-actuated brake cam rollers. These rollers were installed as original equipment and also sold as replacement parts. The affected brake rollers may fracture if subjected to high application loadings.
Remedy: Arvinmeritor is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect brake rollers and replace them if necessary. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…
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Unknown or other
Vehicle description: transit buses. Failure of a soft seat check valve in wheelchair lifts provided by lift-u, may allow the front and rear platform barriers to return to a horizontal position from the vertical position they are supposed to be locked in.
Remedy: Lift-u will replace the soft seat check valves.
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)
Vehicle description: transit coaches equipped with cummins l-10 engines and nelson catalysts and sold to los angeles, california transit authority. The catalyst can experience high temperatures, which could be caused from unburned methane igniting inside the catalyst brick.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles for proper installation and positioning; increase the size of the fiberglass hole surrounding the tail pipe, remove a rubber air inlet boot that was too close to the catalyst; replace…
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Tank assembly (fuel system)
These buses are equipped with compressed natural gas fuel tanks supplied by edo canada. The fuel cylinder straps expand when tanks are pressurized causing brackets to break the mounting hardware.
Remedy: A new strap with elastomeric springs that will allow the strap to expand with the tank has been designed and will be installed on these buses.
Model years: 1995
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Tank assembly (fuel system)
The type 4 compressed natural gas (cng) fuel tank supplied by edo canada can rupture during fueling.
Remedy: Each tank is being visually inspected, assisted by dye penetrant and resonance tested. A detection shield is placed under each pair of tanks, under the bus, to provide ease of inspection for any damage. Any damaged…
Model years: 1995
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Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)
The steering gear mounting plate can crack around the welds.
Remedy: 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…
Model years: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
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Pressure relief devices (fuel system)
Some temperature sensitive triggers were not x-rayed. These triggers could contain internal voids that would make the triggers susceptible to advanced creep causing false activation and venting of the cng.
Remedy: Neoplan will replace the prd with the newer design "generation 2.5" pressure relief device.
Model years: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995
Other Neoplan models
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- Adb0 complaints
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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.