Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V591000

Structure

New Flyer Industries Ltd. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-12-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V591000

Structure

Component
Structure
Manufacturer
New Flyer Industries Ltd.
Vehicles affected
2,048
Reported to NHTSA
2012-12-17
Owners notified
2013-01-03

Defect description

New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 transit buses, models: C35LF, C40LFR, D35LFR, D40LF, D40LFR, D60LF, D60LFA, D60LFR, DE35LFA, DE40LF, DE40LFA, DE40LFR, DE60LF, DE60LFA, DE60LFR, and XDE40. The drive shaft access panel may have insufficient strength or be not properly secured to the floor. If the drive shaft fails, debris from the driveshaft failure may enter the passenger compartment through the panel.

Safety risk

If debris resulting from drive shaft failure enters the passenger compartment, it may result in injury to the bus occupants.

Manufacturer remedy

New Flyer notification to owners on 01/03/2013. Dealers will install a steel plate under the access panel on affected buses, free of charge. Owners may contact New Flyer at 1-204-224-6706 for more information.

Notes

New Flyer's campaign recall number is R12-040.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

37 model years across 16 models.

ModelYears on record
NEW FLYER C35LF2009
NEW FLYER C40LFR2009 2008
NEW FLYER D35LFR2009
NEW FLYER D40LF2009 2008 2007 2006
NEW FLYER D40LFR2009 2008 2007
NEW FLYER D60LF2009 2007 2004
NEW FLYER D60LFA2006
NEW FLYER D60LFR2009 2008 2007
NEW FLYER DE35LFA2009
NEW FLYER DE40LF2009 2006
NEW FLYER DE40LFA2009 2008
NEW FLYER DE40LFR2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
NEW FLYER DE60LF2009 2008 2006 2004
NEW FLYER DE60LFA2009
NEW FLYER DE60LFR2009 2008 2007
NEW FLYER XDE402011

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.