Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V519000

Fuel system, diesel

New Flyer Industries Ltd. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-08-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V519000

Fuel system, diesel

Component
Fuel system, diesel
Manufacturer
New Flyer Industries Ltd.
Vehicles affected
39
Reported to NHTSA
2014-08-28
Owners notified
2014-08-21

Defect description

New Flyer Industries Ltd. (New Flyer) is recalling certain model year 2014 MD30, XD40, XD60, XDE40, and XDE60 transit buses. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.

Safety risk

If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

New Flyer will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the fuel filter with a new one, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-934-4876 or Cummins customer service at 1-812-377-3713. New Flyer's number for this recall is R14-018.

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

5 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
NEW FLYER MD302014
NEW FLYER XD402014
NEW FLYER XD602014
NEW FLYER XDE402014
NEW FLYER XDE602014

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.