New Flyer Power Train: Driveshaft

New Flyer is recalling about 247 vehicles over a problem with the power train. Separation of the driveshaft and output flange from the vehicle creates the potential for bodily injury of bystanders and/or property damage.

Campaign
11V407000
Manufacturer
NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD
Reported
5 August 2011
Vehicles
247
Built between
Not published
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 August 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2007 New Flyer D40LF
  • 2008-2010 New Flyer GE35LFR
  • 2005, 2007, 2009-2010 New Flyer GE40LF
  • 2008 New Flyer GE40LFA
  • 2008-2009 New Flyer GE40LFR
  • 2007 New Flyer H40LFR

What the defect is

New flyer is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 heavy duty transit buses. The three retaining bolts for the output flange on the ise propulsion system are subject to fatigue failure. Failure of the three bolts retaining the output flange to the combination gear box on the ise propulsion system could result in a separation of a portion of the driveshaft, with the output flange attached, from the vehicle.

What could happen

Separation of the driveshaft and output flange from the vehicle creates the potential for bodily injury of bystanders and/or property damage.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVE LINE COMPONENTS AND REPLACE THE OUTPUT FLANGE BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 18, 2011.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA5 August 2011
  2. Owners notified18 August 2011

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 5 August 2011.

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 1-204-934-4876.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R11-017
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

New flyer's safety recall number is R11-017.OWNERS 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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.

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