New Flyer Industries Ltd.: Parking Brake
New Flyer Industries Ltd. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 25, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,041. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 transit buses, models C40LF, C40LFR, D35LFR, D40LFR, D60LFR, XD35, XD40, XDE35, XDE40, and XN40. Air pressure may leak from the parking brake chambers causing the parking brakes to drag while the vehicle is driven.
The risk
If the brakes drag, they may overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.
The remedy
New Flyer will notify the owners and the affected brake chambers will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on November 13, 2012. Owners may contact New Flyer at 1-204-224-6706 for more information.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New Flyer D40lfr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 New Flyer XDE40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 New Flyer XN40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer C40lf | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer C40lfr | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer D35lfr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer D40lfr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer D60lfr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer XD35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer XD40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer XDE35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer XDE40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Flyer XN40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 New Flyer XD35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 New Flyer XDE35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 New Flyer XDE40 | 0 | 5 | 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 12V518000.
Full record for the 2012 New Flyer D40lfr → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →