New Flyer Industries Ltd.: Structure › Body › Door
New Flyer Industries Ltd. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 1, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,147. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
New Flyer Industries Ltd. (New Flyer) is recalling certain model year 2013 C40LFR, XE40, XN35, and XN60, 2014 XD35, XDE40, and XT60, 2014-2015 XD60, and XT40, 2013-2014 XDE35, and XN40, and 2015 XDE60 transit buses. These vehicles have door controller assemblies that may have a software defect which can cause the rear passenger doors to open, without warning, when the bus accelerates from a stopped position.
The risk
If the rear bus door opens while the bus is in motion, there is an increased risk of injury for the passengers.
The remedy
New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will update the Door Controller Assembly software, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2015. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-224-6706. New Flyer's number for this recall is R15-006.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 New Flyer XD60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Flyer XDE60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Flyer XT40 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XD35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XD60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XDE35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XDE40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XN40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XT40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XT60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 New Flyer C40lfr | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 New Flyer XDE35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 New Flyer XE40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 New Flyer XN35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 New Flyer XN40 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 New Flyer XN60 | 0 | 7 | 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 15V333000.
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