Neoplan AN460 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Neoplan AN460 (1983–2001).

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All Neoplan AN460 recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Neoplan AN460, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Turbo/supercharger (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 05V290000 Reported June 14, 2005 465 vehicles potentially affected NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION

   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…

   Model years: 1999, 2000

2. Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 02V004006 Reported April 9, 2002 6 vehicles potentially affected NEOPLAN USA CORP.

   On certain buses equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries, the weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace these pedals. Owner notification began during december 2001. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact williams control at 1-503-684-8600 or neoplan at…

   Model years: 2001

3. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

   NHTSA 01V033007 Reported August 1, 2001 669 vehicles potentially affected NEOPLAN USA CORP.

   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…

   Model years: 1999, 2000

4. Service brakes, air

   NHTSA 01V059004 Reported August 1, 2001 223 vehicles potentially affected NEOPLAN USA CORP.

   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…

   Model years: 2000, 2001

5. Unknown or other

   NHTSA 99V242003 Reported April 5, 2000 319 vehicles potentially affected NEOPLAN USA CORP.

   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.

   Model years: 1998, 1999

6. Suspension

   NHTSA 99V027001 Reported February 25, 1999 238 vehicles potentially affected NEOPLAN USA CORP.

   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.

   Remedy: Dealers will install an additional hydraulic safety-dampening unit to the bus articulation hydraulic system.

   Model years: 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

7. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

   NHTSA 96V138000 Reported July 23, 1996 3,248 vehicles potentially affected NEOPLAN USA CORP.

   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, 1989, 1990, 1991

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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.