- Vehicles
- 1,707
- Built between
- Jan 1994 – Dec 2004
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 March 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1994 and December 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2001-2002 New Flyer C30LFBuilt January 2001 to December 2002
- 2001-2002 New Flyer C35LFBuilt January 2001 to December 2002
- 1996-1997 New Flyer C40HFBuilt January 1996 to December 1997
- 1996-2004 New Flyer C40LFBuilt January 1996 to December 2004
- 1996-2000 New Flyer D30LFBuilt January 1996 to December 2000
- 1995-2002 New Flyer D35LFBuilt January 1995 to December 2002
- 1994-2003 New Flyer D40LFBuilt January 1994 to December 2003
- 1999-2002 New Flyer D45SBuilt January 1999 to December 2002
- 1994-1998 New Flyer D60HFBuilt January 1994 to December 1998
- 1999-2000 New Flyer D60LFBuilt January 1999 to December 2000
- 1998 New Flyer L40LFBuilt January 1998 to December 1998
What the defect is
Certain transit buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps reflective devices, and associated equipment." the flashing deceleration lamps were an optional item for some of these buses.
What could happen
The standard requires that the deceleration lamp is a solid light rather than a flashing light.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REWIRE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO REMOVE THE FLASHING FUNCTION OR INSTALL A NEW PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (PLC) WHICH WILL MAKE THE LAMPS BURN STEADY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2007.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1994 to December 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 2007
- Owners notified17 March 2007
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 23 February 2007.
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 204-934-4874.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- 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 contact the national highway traffic safety ADMINISTRATION1S 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.