- Vehicles
- 103
- Built between
- Dec 2004 – Feb 2005
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 January 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2004 and February 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2005 New Flyer C40LFBuilt December 2004 to February 2005
- 2004-2005 New Flyer D40IBuilt December 2004 to February 2005
- 2004-2005 New Flyer D40LFBuilt December 2004 to February 2005
- 2004-2005 New Flyer GE40LFBuilt December 2004 to February 2005
- 2004-2005 New Flyer L40LFBuilt December 2004 to February 2005
What the defect is
On certain transit buses equipped with relay valves built by haldex/midland and distributed by meritor/wabco with valve body date code of 342A4K. This valve, which is installed in the rear axle air brake circuit, can fail resulting in a loss of air pressure to the rear service brakes.
What could happen
Failure of the valve would disable the rear axle service brake circuit and result in extended stopping distances which could result in a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO SEE IF THE INSTALLED RELAY VALVE HAS A DATE CODE OF 342A4K AND IF NECESSARY WILL REPLACE THE VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2004 to February 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 January 2006
- Owners notified25 January 2006
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 18 January 2006.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact new flyer at 204-934-4803.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.