Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V518000

Parking brake

New Flyer Industries Ltd. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-10-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V518000

Parking brake

Component
Parking brake
Manufacturer
New Flyer Industries Ltd.
Vehicles affected
1,041
Reported to NHTSA
2012-10-25
Owners notified
2012-11-13

Defect description

New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 transit buses, models C40LF, C40LFR, D35LFR, D40LFR, D60LFR, XD35, XD40, XDE35, XDE40, and XN40. Air pressure may leak from the parking brake chambers causing the parking brakes to drag while the vehicle is driven.

Safety risk

If the brakes drag, they may overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

New Flyer will notify the owners and the affected brake chambers will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on November 13, 2012. Owners may contact New Flyer at 1-204-224-6706 for more information.

Notes

New Flyer's campaign recall number is R12-031. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

16 model years across 10 models.

ModelYears on record
NEW FLYER C40LF2011
NEW FLYER C40LFR2011
NEW FLYER D35LFR2011
NEW FLYER D40LFR2012 2011
NEW FLYER D60LFR2011
NEW FLYER XD352011 2010
NEW FLYER XD402011
NEW FLYER XDE352011 2010
NEW FLYER XDE402012 2011 2010
NEW FLYER XN402012 2011

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.