- Vehicles
- 4,848
- Built between
- Dec 2009 – Dec 2015
- Models
- 32
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 4 February 2016
- Repaired
- 80%
- Unrepaired
- 967
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2009 and December 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2010-2012 NABI 31LFWBuilt January 2010 to December 2012
- 2010-2011 NABI 35LFWBuilt January 2010 to December 2011
- 2010-2015 NABI 40LFWBuilt January 2010 to December 2015
- 2010-2013 NABI 416Built January 2010 to December 2015
- 2010-2015 NABI 42BRTBuilt January 2010 to December 2015
- 2010-2013 NABI 60BRTBuilt January 2010 to December 2013
- 2012 New Flyer C35LFRBuilt January 2012 to December 2012
- 2010 New Flyer C40LFBuilt January 2010 to December 2010
- 2010-2013 New Flyer C40LFRBuilt January 2010 to December 2013
- 2010-2011 New Flyer D35LFRBuilt January 2010 to December 2011
- 2010 New Flyer D40LFBuilt January 2010 to December 2010
- 2011 New Flyer D40LFRBuilt January 2011 to December 2011
- 2010-2012 New Flyer D60LFRBuilt January 2010 to December 2012
- 2010 New Flyer DE35LFBuilt January 2010 to December 2010
- 2010 New Flyer DE40LFABuilt January 2010 to December 2010
- 2009 New Flyer DE60LFBuilt December 2009 to December 2010
- 2010 New Flyer DE60LFABuilt January 2010 to December 2010
- 2010-2013 New Flyer DE60LFRBuilt January 2010 to December 2013
- 2010 New Flyer GE35LFRBuilt January 2010 to December 2010
- 2010 New Flyer GE40LFBuilt January 2010 to December 2010
- 2009 New Flyer GE40LFRBuilt December 2009 to December 2010
- 2015 New Flyer MD30Built January 2015 to December 2015
- 2010-2015 New Flyer XD35Built January 2010 to December 2015
- 2011-2015 New Flyer XD40Built January 2011 to December 2015
- 2013-2015 New Flyer XD60Built January 2013 to December 2015
- 2010-2014 New Flyer XDE35Built January 2010 to December 2014
- 2010-2015 New Flyer XDE40Built January 2010 to December 2015
- 2013-2015 New Flyer XDE60Built January 2013 to December 2015
- 2013 New Flyer XE40Built January 2013 to December 2013
- 2013-2015 New Flyer XN35Built January 2013 to December 2015
- 2011-2015 New Flyer XN40Built January 2011 to December 2015
- 2012-2015 New Flyer XN60Built January 2012 to December 2015
Repair progress
967 of 4,848 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2017.
80% repaired — 3,879 of 4,848 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 2
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 2015 New Flyer MD30, 2012 C35LFR, 2010-2011 D35LFR, NABI 35LFW, 2011 D40LFR, 2010-2012 D60LFR and NABI 31LFW, 2010 C40LF, DE35LF, D40LF, DE40LFA, DE60LFA, GE35LFR and GE40LF, 2009 DE60LF and GE40LFR, 2010-2013 C40LFR, DE60LFR, NABI 416 and NABI 60BRT, 2010-2015 XD35, XDE40, NABI 40LFW and 42BRT, 2011-2015 XD40 and XN40, 2013-2015 XD60, XDE60 and XN35, 2010-2014 XDE35, 2013 XE40, 2012-2015 XN60, equipped with certain Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats. The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.
What could happen
If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
What gets fixed
New Flyer will notify owners instructing them to inspect their seats for missing welds. Recaro will supply replacement anchorage brackets and cover the labor to replace them if any welds are missing, free of charge. The recall began on February 4, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2009 to December 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 January 2016
- Owners notified4 February 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2017 — 80% 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 26 January 2016.
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 1-204-224-6706, or Recaro customer service at 1-800-873-2276. New Flyer's number for this recall is R16-001.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- R16-001
- Recalling manufacturer
- New Flyer Industries Ltd.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
- 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.