Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V155000

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

New Flyer of America Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-03-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V155000

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Component
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
Manufacturer
New Flyer of America Inc.
Vehicles affected
979
Reported to NHTSA
2018-03-07
Owners notified
2018-03-22

Defect description

New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer) is recalling certain 2016-2018 XDE40 and XDE60 and 2017 XDE35 Heavy Duty Urban Transit buses. The plastic end-caps of the drive shaft slip yoke may crack and fail.

Safety risk

Failure of the drive shaft end-caps would result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive shaft slip yoke, replacing any drive shaft that has plastic end-caps on the slip yoke, free of charge. The recall began on March 22, 2018. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-224-6706. New Flyer's number for this recall is R18-002.

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

7 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
NEW FLYER XDE352017
NEW FLYER XDE402018 2017 2016
NEW FLYER XDE602018 2017 2016

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.