- Vehicles
- 2,357
- Built between
- May 2005 – Mar 2008
- Models
- 16
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 March 2017
- Repaired
- 99%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2005 and March 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006-2007 New Flyer C35LFBuilt March 2006 to May 2007
- 2005-2007 New Flyer C40LFBuilt May 2005 to October 2007
- 2006-2007 New Flyer C40LFRBuilt March 2006 to March 2008
- 2006-2007 New Flyer D35LFBuilt March 2006 to July 2007
- 2007 New Flyer D35LFRBuilt August 2007 to September 2007
- 2005-2007 New Flyer D40LFBuilt June 2005 to March 2008
- 2006-2007 New Flyer D40LFRBuilt August 2006 to August 2007
- 2005-2007 New Flyer D60LFBuilt October 2005 to November 2007
- 2006-2007 New Flyer D60LFRBuilt February 2007 to July 2007
- 2006-2007 New Flyer DE40LFBuilt December 2006 to September 2007
- 2006-2007 New Flyer DE40LFRBuilt July 2006 to November 2007
- 2006 New Flyer DE60LFBuilt January 2007 to February 2007
- 2005-2007 New Flyer DE60LFABuilt November 2005 to December 2007
- 2007 New Flyer DE60LFRBuilt July 2007 to September 2007
- 2005-2007 New Flyer GE40LFBuilt June 2005 to August 2007
- 2006 New Flyer L40LFBuilt June 2006 to June 2006
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2018.
99% repaired — 2,341 of 2,357 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 16
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 2006 L40LFand DE60LF transit buses, 2006-2007 C35LF, C40LFR, D35LF, D40LFR, D60LFR, DE40LF and DE40LFR transit buses, and 2005-2007 C40LF, D40LF, D60LF, DE60LFA, GE40LF, 2007 D35LFR, and DE60LFR transit buses. These vehicles are equipped with MAN V8-65L axle beams that may have cracks on the upper and/or lower surface, which, over time can cause the axle beam to fail.
What could happen
Failure of the front axle beam can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the axle beams and determine a repair, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 10, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2005 to March 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 March 2017
- Owners notified10 March 2017
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 99% 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 1 March 2017.
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. New Flyer's number for this recall is R17-002.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- R17-002
- 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.