- Vehicles
- 731
- Built between
- Mar 2013 – Jun 2014
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 September 2014
- Repaired
- 96%
- Unrepaired
- 29
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2013 and June 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013 New Flyer XD35Built September 2013 to January 2014
- 2013-2014 New Flyer XD40Built May 2013 to May 2014
- 2013-2014 New Flyer XD60Built May 2013 to May 2014
- 2013 New Flyer XDE35Built August 2013 to February 2014
- 2013-2014 New Flyer XDE40Built March 2013 to March 2014
- 2013-2014 New Flyer XDE60Built December 2013 to June 2014
- 2013 New Flyer XE40Built June 2014 to June 2014
- 2013-2014 New Flyer XN35Built September 2013 to April 2014
- 2013-2014 New Flyer XN40Built April 2013 to April 2014
- 2013-2014 New Flyer XN60Built August 2013 to April 2014
Repair progress
29 of 731 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2015.
96% repaired — 701 of 731 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 1
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
New Flyer Industries Ltd. (New Flyer) is recalling certain model year 2013 XD35, XDE35, XE40, and 2013-2014 XD40, XD60, XDE40, XDE60, XN35, XN40, and XN60 transit buses. During installation, the Brake Pedal Mounting Plate may have been clamped between the Brake Pedal Assembly and the Brake Valve Actuator (BVA) resulting in a misalignment and binding of the internal piston in the BVA.
What could happen
The binding of the piston may result in increased resistance while applying the brakes and the potential for brake drag once the brake pedal is released. These conditions increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
New Flyer will notify owners and will replace the brake pedal mounting plate and the Brake Valve Actuator (BVA), free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2013 to June 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 September 2014
- Owners notified15 September 2014
- Latest repair reportQ4 2015 — 96% repaired
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 4 September 2014.
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 customer service at 1-204-934-4876. New Flyer's number for this recall is R14-019.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- R14-019
- 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
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.