The defect
LEAKING HOSES CAUSED REFRIGERANT LEVELS TO DECREASE CAUSING EXCESSIVE CYCLING OF THE AC CLUTCH.
The risk
EXCESSIVE CYCLING OF THE AC CLUTCH COULD CAUSE COILOVERHEATING AND ULTIMATELY A FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE HOSES, CHANGE CONNECTION FITTINGS ON THE AC COMPRESSOR AND INSTALL A LOW PRESSURE CUT-OUT SWITCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Neoplan 340/3 Transit Bus | 1987 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoplan 340/3 Transit Bus | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1991
9 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the equipment; NEOPLAN USA CORP. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 91V188000 29 Oct 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V181000 21 Oct 1991 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 91V176000 9 Oct 1991 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 91V168000 1 Oct 1991 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 91V156000 18 Sept 1991 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 91V121000 8 Jul 1991 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 91V106000 18 Jun 1991 | DIXIE VANS INC. |
| 91V050000 2 Apr 1991 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991