New Flyer Industries Ltd.: Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
New Flyer Industries Ltd. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 30, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 214. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
New Flyer Industries Ltd. (New Flyer) is recalling certain 2015-2016 MD30, 2016 MD35, 2017 XD35, XD60, XDE35, XDE40, XDE60, XN35 and 2016-2017 XD40 and XN40 transit buses, equipped with certain Recaro Commercial Bus Driver Seats (models Ergo R, Ergo D, AM71, AM72 and AM80). The seat belt buckle may be stuck in the locked position, preventing the seat belt tongue from being able to be inserted and locked.
The risk
If the seat belt cannot be latched, the bus may be operated without the seat belt being used, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
New Flyer has notified owners and work with the supplier to replace the buckle housings, free of charge. The recall began September 15, 2017. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-224-6706. New Flyers' number for this recall is R17-017.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 New Flyer XD35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Flyer XD40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Flyer XD60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 New Flyer XDE35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Flyer XDE40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Flyer XDE60 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Flyer XN35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Flyer XN40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New Flyer MD30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New Flyer MD35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New Flyer XD40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New Flyer XN40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Flyer MD30 | 0 | 2 | 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 17V539000.
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