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2012 New Flyer D40LFR

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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0Owner complaints

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1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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What owners reported most

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What owners actually said

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Official recalls

1

12V518000 · Parking Brake

Oct 25, 2012

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.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the brakes drag, they may overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.

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.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

EQ12011 · Leaking Mgm Brake Chambers

Opened Dec 4, 2012 · Closed Jul 12, 2013

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Additional source detail variants (13)

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.

Parking Brake:driveline:air:chamber

The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.