New Flyer of America Inc.: Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Caliper
New Flyer of America Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 12, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 908. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
New Flyer of America, Inc. (New Flyer) is recalling certain 2014-2016 New Flyer XT60, 2014-2017 New Flyer XN60 and XD60, and 2015-2017 New Flyer XDE60 urban transit buses equipped with ZF Axles that have radial air disk brakes. Surface roughness of a guide pin in the radial brake calipers may cause the brake carriage guide pin support bolt to break. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
Breakage of the guide pin can cause a reduction of braking ability and an increase in stopping distances, or a loss of tire pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will install a bushing kit and reinstall the brake calipers, free of charge. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-224-6706. New Flyer's number for this recall is R18-010.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 New Flyer XD60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 New Flyer XDE60 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Flyer XN60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New Flyer XD60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New Flyer XDE60 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New Flyer XN60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 New Flyer XT60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Flyer XD60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Flyer XDE60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Flyer XN60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Flyer XT60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XD60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XN60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Flyer XT60 | 0 | 4 | 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 18V394000.
Full record for the 2017 New Flyer XD60 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →