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NHTSA Recall 01V033006: 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LIMITED reported this safety recall to NHTSA on , covering an estimated 2,100 vehicles. It affects 7 models including the New Flyer C35LF.

2,100
vehicles potentially affected
7
models affected
NHTSA campaign01V033006
ComponentELECTRICAL SYSTEM › 12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Report receivedApril 30, 2001
Initiated byManufacturer

Defect

Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.

Safety risk

Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced by vanner. New flyer is conducting the owner notification for this campaign. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vanner at 1-800-227-6937 or new flyer at 1-204-982-8413.

Notes

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Vehicles covered by recall 01V033006

Make and modelModel years
New Flyer C35LF1998, 1999, 2000
New Flyer C40LF1998, 1999, 2000
New Flyer D30LF1998, 1999, 2000
New Flyer D35LF1998, 1999, 2000
New Flyer D40LF1998, 1999, 2000
New Flyer D601998, 1999, 2000
New Flyer D60LF1998, 1999, 2000

Being listed here means the campaign covers the model year, not that every car was built with the defect or is still unrepaired. Enter your VIN above to check your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free at authorised dealers. Source: NHTSA, October 2026.