NHTSA Recall 85V032000
Filed by NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION. Component: Suspension. Reported 1985-03-25. An estimated 1,800 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
HAIRLINE CRACKS MAY OCCUR IN ONE OR MORE OF THREE WELD AREAS: FRONT SUSPENSION INTERFACE PLATE AT THE BOTTOM FRAME STRUCTURE, REAR SUSPENSION TERMINATION POINTS OF THE TRANSVERSE LINK TOWER OUTBOARD GUSSET, OR REAR AXLE MOUNTING PAD TO THE A FRAME ON THE LONGITUDINAL BEAM. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE HANDLING DIFFICULTIES WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
What the manufacturer will do
REPAIR REAR SUSPENSION AND STRUCTURE TO WHICH FRONT SUSPENSION ATTACHES.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 40 FOOT TRANSIT BUSES. SYSTEM: SUSPENSION.