New Flyer Xn40
Model Xn40 made by New Flyer got 1 investigation as well as 1 recall. The car had one investigation (parking brake). There was one recall concerning electrical system .
Model 2011
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - INSTRUMENT PANEL | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V002000 | NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD | from 12/01/2011 to 12/31/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 490 | MFR | NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD | 01/04/2012 | 01/05/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | New flyer is recalling certain model years 2009-2012 xde40, model years 2010-2011 models xd35 and xde35, model year 2010 xd40, and model year 2011 xn40 transit buses, manufactured from january 2010, through december 2011, and equipped with a parker-hannifin (vansco) instrument panel. the programming of the instrument panel is such that if multiple error messages are received by the instrument panel from the vehicle powertrain, the | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Engine shutdown would result in loss of vehicle propulsion or vehicle stall, either of which increases the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | New flyer will reprogram the instrument panel free of charge. the safety recall will commence in january 2012. new flyer will upload a corrected software version free of charge. owners may contact new flyer at 1-204-934-4876. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | New flyer | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| PARKING BRAKE - DRIVELINE - AIR - CHAMBER | ||||||
| EQ12011 | New Flyer Industries Ltd. | 12/04/2012 | Leaking MGM Brake Chambers | |||
| On september 19, 2012, navistar, inc. (navistar) notified the ntsa that it had decided a defect exists in certain model year 2013 international 8600, 2012 and 2013 durastar, 2011-2013 prostar, and 2012 workstar trucks, manufactured from november 23, 2010, through april 02, 2012, and equipped with piston spring brake feature code 04evp.the piston bore area of the parking brake chamber may have an air leak that could result in the parking brake not fully releasing.if the parking brake does not fully release, the service brakes may lock up without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.this matter was assigned recall number 12v-465.on october 23, 2012, this same issue was reported by new flyer industries ltd. (new flyer) regarding certain model year 2010-2012 new flyer transit buses.this matter was assigned recall number 12v-518.both navistar and new flyer identified mgm brakes as the manufacturer of the defective brake chambers.mgm brakes has supplied the nhtsa with a purchaser list detailing at least 12 other manufacturers that may have incorporated these brake chambers into motor vehicles.however, no part 573 report has been filed by mgm brakes or the other possibly affected vehicle manufacturers at this time.the purpose of this eq is to write to the companies that purchased these brake chambers, notify them of this defect in any vehicles they manufactured, and to ensure thorough safety recalls are conducted where appropriate. | ||||||