New Flyer Industries Ltd: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Other Fuel Types › Turbo/Supercharger
New Flyer Industries Ltd reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 24, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 163. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 C40LF and 2006 C40LFR transit buses, equipped with John Deere 8.1 liter turbocharged, compressed natural gas engines, model number 6081HFN04, manufactured from June 2002 through January 2008. Failures can occur within the engine turbocharger. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
The risk
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, or stalling; possibly leading to a vehicle crash.
The remedy
The remedy for this issue is still under development. An interim letter was mailed on October 3, 2012. Owners may contact New Flyer at 1-204-224-1251.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 New Flyer C40lf | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 New Flyer C40lfr | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 New Flyer C40lf | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 12V466000.
Full record for the 2006 New Flyer C40lf → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →