Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V459000

Equipment

New Flyer Industries Ltd. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-09-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V459000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
New Flyer Industries Ltd.
Vehicles affected
12
Reported to NHTSA
2013-09-20
Owners notified
2013-10-30

Defect description

New Flyer Industries is recalling certain model year 2012 XN40 transit buses manufactured October 30, 2012, through November 27, 2012, and equipped with certain Sportworks Northwest Apex 3 bicycle racks. In the affected racks, cracks may develop where the latch tube is welded to the pivot tabs connected to the frame. Over time, the cracks may lead to separation of the latch tube and latch handle.

Safety risk

If the latch handle and tube fall from the rack it would create a potential road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

New Flyer will notify owners and Sportworks Northwest will replace the frames under warranty, free of charge. The recall began on October 30, 2013. Owners may contact New Flyer at 1-800-665-2637 or Sportworks at 1-888-861-0555 ext. 2. New Flyer's campaign number is R13-022.

Notes

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
NEW FLYER XN402012

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.