- Vehicles
- 2,956
- Built between
- Apr 2008 – May 2015
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 June 2015
- Repaired
- 91%
- Unrepaired
- 263
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2008 and May 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009 New Flyer C35LFBuilt August 2009 to October 2009
- 2009-2012 New Flyer C35LFRBuilt December 2009 to August 2012
- 2008-2013 New Flyer C40LFBuilt April 2008 to May 2013
- 2008-2013 New Flyer C40LFRBuilt April 2008 to May 2014
- 2009 New Flyer L40LFRBuilt January 2010 to May 2010
- 2013-2014 New Flyer XN35Built October 2013 to March 2015
- 2011-2014 New Flyer XN40Built March 2012 to May 2015
- 2012-2014 New Flyer XN60Built May 2013 to February 2015
Repair progress
263 of 2,956 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
91% repaired — 2,692 of 2,956 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 2009-2012 C35LFR, 2008-2013 C40LF, 2008-2013 C40LFR, 2009 L40LFR, 2009 C35LF, 2013-2014 XN35, 2011-2014 XN40, and 2012-2014 XN60 buses, equipped with certain Cummins Westport ISL G engines. Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather, possibly allowing engine oil to come into contact with hot surfaces.
What could happen
If the engine oil comes into contact with hot surfaces, it can increase the risk of a vehicle fire.
What gets fixed
Cummins will notify owners on behalf of New Flyer, and Cummins service centers will administer the repairs which include securing the ends of the 90-degree elbow and reprogramming the electronic control module (ECM) with software that can adjust the engine output under misfire conditions to limit crankcase pressures. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 25, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2008 to May 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 May 2015
- Owners notified25 June 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 91% 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 18 May 2015.
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 (204) 224-6706. New Flyer's number for this recall is R15-007.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- R15-007
- 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.