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New Flyer D40LFR Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 12 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 8 model years of the New Flyer D40LFR (2005–2012).

12
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2007
year with most recalls

Pick your New Flyer D40LFR model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2012 New Flyer D40LFR10
2011 New Flyer D40LFR20
2010 New Flyer D40LFR20
2009 New Flyer D40LFR30
2008 New Flyer D40LFR40
2007 New Flyer D40LFR60
2006 New Flyer D40LFR40
2005 New Flyer D40LFR10

All New Flyer D40LFR recalls (12)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a New Flyer D40LFR, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Suspension: front

    NHTSA 17V130000 Reported 2,357 vehicles potentially affected New Flyer Industries Ltd.

    New Flyer Industries Ltd (New Flyer) is recalling certain 2006 L40LFand DE60LF transit buses, 2006-2007 C35LF, C40LFR, D35LF, D40LFR, D60LFR, DE40LF and DE40LFR transit buses, and 2005-2007 C40LF, D40LF, D60LF, DE60LFA, GE40LF, 2007 D35LFR, and DE60LFR transit buses. These vehicles are equipped with MAN V8-65L axle beams that may have…

    Remedy: New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the axle beams and determine a repair, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 10, 2017. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at…

    Model years: 2006, 2007

  2. Seats

    NHTSA 16V038000 Reported 4,848 vehicles potentially affected New Flyer Industries Ltd.

    New Flyer Industries, Ltd. (New Flyer) is recalling certain model year 2015 New Flyer MD30, 2012 C35LFR, 2010-2011 D35LFR, NABI 35LFW, 2011 D40LFR, 2010-2012 D60LFR and NABI 31LFW, 2010 C40LF, DE35LF, D40LF, DE40LFA, DE60LFA, GE35LFR and GE40LF, 2009 DE60LF and GE40LFR, 2010-2013 C40LFR, DE60LFR, NABI 416 and NABI 60BRT, 2010-2015 XD35,…

    Remedy: New Flyer will notify owners instructing them to inspect their seats for missing welds. Recaro will supply replacement anchorage brackets and cover the labor to replace them if any welds are missing, free of charge.…

    Model years: 2011

  3. Structure

    NHTSA 12V591000 Reported 2,048 vehicles potentially affected New Flyer Industries Ltd.

    New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 transit buses, models: C35LF, C40LFR, D35LFR, D40LF, D40LFR, D60LF, D60LFA, D60LFR, DE35LFA, DE40LF, DE40LFA, DE40LFR, DE60LF, DE60LFA, DE60LFR, and XDE40. The drive shaft access panel may have insufficient strength or be not properly secured to the floor. If the drive shaft fails,…

    Remedy: New Flyer notification to owners on 01/03/2013. Dealers will install a steel plate under the access panel on affected buses, free of charge. Owners may contact New Flyer at 1-204-224-6706 for more information.

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009

  4. Parking brake

    NHTSA 12V518000 Reported 1,041 vehicles potentially affected New Flyer Industries Ltd.

    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.

    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 years: 2011, 2012

  5. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 11V431000 Reported 78 vehicles potentially affected NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD

    New flyer is recalling certain model year 2010 heavy duty transit buses, models d35lfr, d40lfr, d60lfr, de40lfr, de60lfr, xd35, xde35, and xde40, manufactured from september 30, 2010, through june 3, 2011, equipped with a cummins isb, isl, isc, or isx diesel engine. The v-band clamp assembly, part numbers q187684, q187685, and q187686,…

    Remedy: New flyer is working with cummins to identify and notify owners of the recall campaign. Repairs will be performed by authorized cummins dealers free of charge. The safety recall began on september 1, 2011. Owners may…

    Model years: 2010

  6. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 11V237000 Reported 1,123 vehicles potentially affected NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC.

    New flyer is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 low floor transit buses produced from may 24, 2007, through march 1, 2011 and equipped with teeter lever assemblies. There is insufficient engagement between the teeter lever base and the cam plate.

    Remedy: New flyer is working with the manufacturer of the teeter lever assemblies, vapor bus, to repair the affected buses free of charge. Please see vapor bus defect report 11e-010. The safety recall began on april 29, 2011.…

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

  7. Column (steering)

    NHTSA 10V313000 Reported 42 vehicles potentially affected NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC.

    New flyer is recalling certain model year 2008 d40lfr and model year 2009 de60lfr heavy duty low floor transit buses equipped with trw igen3 intermediate steering columns. The weld around the igen3 steering shaft tube that secures the spline tube to the intermediate tube may be mis-located.

    Remedy: The safety recall began on august 2, 2010. Trw is handling the remedy for this campaign please see trw's defect report 10e-026. The corrective action involves inspection and replacement of the steering columns if found…

    Model years: 2008

  8. Driveshaft (power train)

    NHTSA 10V089000 Reported 1,845 vehicles potentially affected NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD

    New flyer is recalling certain model year 2004-2009 transit buses. These models have an inspection panel located above the drive shaft in the passenger compartment flooring for easy inspection and removal of the drive shaft. This panel may not be of sufficient strength to prevent foreign matter from entering the passenger compartment in…

    Remedy: Dealers will incorporate an energy absorbing honeycomb material to the underside of the access panel. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on march 10, 2010. Owners may contact new…

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009

  9. Interior lighting

    NHTSA 09V367000 Reported 1,412 vehicles potentially affected NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD

    New flyer is recalling certain model year 2002 through 2009 transit buses manufactured between may 2002 and september 2009 equipped with luminator horizon LED side destination signs. The connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector.

    Remedy: New flyer will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on october2, 2009. Owners may contact new flyer customer services at 1-204-934-4876.

    Model years: 2006, 2007

  10. Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)

    NHTSA 08V586000 Reported 1,001 vehicles potentially affected NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD

    New flyer is recalling 1,001 my 2004-2007 d40lf, my 2005 d40lfr, and my 2007-2008 d60lfr transit buses equipped with ce niehoff c701a or c703a alternators. Failure of the forward alternator bearing may result in a drop and seizure of the rotating alternator shaft and pulley. Once the pulley is stationary, the alternator drive belt…

    Remedy: To increase the potential longevity of the alternator bearings, dealers will incorporate a lower tension belt tensioner and a narrower belt. To prevent thermal ignition in the event of a bearing failure, a lighter…

    Model years: 2005

  11. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 08V010000 Reported 1,049 vehicles potentially affected NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD

    Certain buses have stainless steel hydraulic lines with 90º flange fittings which are subject to failure due to errors in both the design and manufacture of these lines.

    Remedy: New flyer will remove these lines and replace them with a previously proven design of flexible lines. The recall began on january 15, 2008. Owners may contact new flyer at 1-204-982-8400.

    Model years: 2006, 2007

  12. Service brakes, air: control unit/module

    NHTSA 07V103000 Reported 719 vehicles potentially affected NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD

    On certain transit buses equipped with graham white air dryers, the air dryer timer modules may allow sufficient quantities of moisture to enter and affect the operation of the vehicle air brake system.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the air dryer timer module on the affected vehicles. The recall began on march 22, 2007. Owners may contact new flyer at 204-934-4874.

    Model years: 2006

Other New Flyer models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.