NHTSA Campaign 05V421000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Issued by NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD · Reported Sep 22, 2005 · 11 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50 ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WILL NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO ACTIVATE THE EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR.

Consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A TURBOCHARGER FAILURE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF AN EXHAUST OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Remedy

NEW FLYER IS WORKING WITH DETROIT DIESEL TO REPROGRAM THE ENGINES. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-313-592-5791 OR NEW FLYER AT 204-934-4876.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NEW FLYER D40LF 2003 11
NEW FLYER D40LF 2004 11

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V421000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.