NHTSA Campaign 10V343000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD · Reported Jul 22, 2010 · 145 vehicles affected

What's wrong

NEW FLYER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 C40LFR, D40LF AND DE60LF HEAVY DUTY TRANSIT BUSES, AS WELL AS MODEL YEAR 2009 DE60LFA HEAVY DUTY TRANSIT BUSES. THE PASSENGER ASSIST GRAB STRAP HANDLES HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE FIELD.

Consequence

FAILURE OF A PASSENGER ASSIST GRAB STRAP HANDLE COULD RESULT IN A PASSENGER FALLING AND BEING INJURED.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING PASSENGER ASSIST GRAB STRAP HANDLES WITH AN IMPROVED PRODUCT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEW FLYER AT 1-204-934-4876.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NEW FLYER C40LFR 2008 145
NEW FLYER D40LF 2008 145
NEW FLYER DE60LF 2008 145
NEW FLYER DE60LFA 2009 145

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V343000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.