- Vehicles
- 1,196
- Built between
- Nov 2021 – Mar 2026
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 April 2026
- Repaired
- 89%
- Unrepaired
- 134
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2021 and March 2026. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2021-2025 New Flyer XE35Built November 2021 to March 2026
- 2021-2026 New Flyer XE40
- 2023-2025 New Flyer XE60
- 2023-2026 New Flyer XHE40Built September 2023 to February 2026
- 2024-2026 New Flyer XHE60Built November 2024 to December 2025
Repair progress
134 of 1,196 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
89% repaired — 1,062 of 1,196 reported
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 of America, Inc. (New Flyer) is recalling certain 2021-2025 XE35, 2021-2026 XE40, 2023-2025 XE60, 2023-2026 XHE40, and 2024-2026 XHE60 transit buses equipped with Accelera ELFA 3 control systems V1 and V2. An inverter software error may cause unintended acceleration or deceleration in certain conditions.
What could happen
Unintended acceleration or deceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
New Flyer will update the inverter software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 30, 2026.
Parts involved
- Motor invertersInverters controlling the electric motors
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2021 to March 2026
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 March 2026
- Owners notified30 April 2026
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 89% 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 13 March 2026.
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's customer service at 1-800-241-2947.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- New Flyer of America, Inc.
- 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.
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.