Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V343000

Equipment

NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-07-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V343000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD
Vehicles affected
145
Reported to NHTSA
2010-07-22
Owners notified
2010-08-15

Defect description

NEW FLYER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 C40LFR, D40LF AND DE60LF HEAVY DUTY TRANSIT BUSES, AS WELL AS MODEL YEAR 2009 DE60LFA HEAVY DUTY TRANSIT BUSES. THE PASSENGER ASSIST GRAB STRAP HANDLES HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE FIELD.

Safety risk

FAILURE OF A PASSENGER ASSIST GRAB STRAP HANDLE COULD RESULT IN A PASSENGER FALLING AND BEING INJURED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING PASSENGER ASSIST GRAB STRAP HANDLES WITH AN IMPROVED PRODUCT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEW FLYER AT 1-204-934-4876.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
NEW FLYER C40LFR2008
NEW FLYER D40LF2008
NEW FLYER DE60LF2008
NEW FLYER DE60LFA2009

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.