- Vehicles
- 2,048
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 16
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 January 2013
- 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.
- 2009 New Flyer C35LF
- 2008-2009 New Flyer C40LFR
- 2009 New Flyer D35LFR
- 2006-2009 New Flyer D40LF
- 2007-2009 New Flyer D40LFR
- 2004, 2007, 2009 New Flyer D60LF
- 2006 New Flyer D60LFA
- 2007-2009 New Flyer D60LFR
- 2009 New Flyer DE35LFA
- 2006, 2009 New Flyer DE40LF
- 2008-2009 New Flyer DE40LFA
- 2006-2010 New Flyer DE40LFR
- 2004, 2006, 2008-2009 New Flyer DE60LF
- 2009 New Flyer DE60LFA
- 2007-2009 New Flyer DE60LFR
- 2011 New Flyer XDE40
What the defect is
New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 transit buses, models: C35LF, C40LFR, D35LFR, D40LF, D40LFR, D60LF, D60LFA, D60LFR, DE35LFA, DE40LF, DE40LFA, DE40LFR, DE60LF, DE60LFA, DE60LFR, and XDE40. The drive shaft access panel may have insufficient strength or be not properly secured to the floor. If the drive shaft fails, debris from the driveshaft failure may enter the passenger compartment through the panel.
What could happen
If debris resulting from drive shaft failure enters the passenger compartment, it may result in injury to the bus occupants.
What gets fixed
New Flyer notification to owners on 01/03/2013. Dealers will install a steel plate under the access panel on affected buses, free of charge.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 December 2012
- Owners notified3 January 2013
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 17 December 2012.
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 1-204-224-6706 for more information.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- R12-040
- 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 campaign recall number is R12-040.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.
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.