New Flyer recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 C40LF and 2006 C40LFR transit buses, equipped with John Deere 8.1 liter turbocharged, compressed natural gas engines, model number 6081HFN04, manufactured from June 2002 through January 2008. Failures can occur within the engine turbocharger. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
What could happen
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, or stalling; possibly leading to a vehicle crash.
The fix
The remedy for this issue is still under development. An interim letter was mailed on October 3, 2012. Owners may contact New Flyer at 1-204-224-1251.
Vehicles covered
- New Flyer C40Lf 2005–2006
- New Flyer C40Lfr 2006
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 12V466000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- New Flyer Industries Ltd
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 24, 2012
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Vehicles or items affected
- 163
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- May 13, 2005 to Mar 7, 2006
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Other fuel types › Turbo/supercharger
- Maker's own recall number
- R12-025
Notes
New Flyer's recall campaign number is R12-025.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- New Flyer recall: Suspension Mar 1, 2017
- Nabi / New Flyer recall: Seats Jan 26, 2016
- New Flyer recall: Engine and engine cooling May 18, 2015
- New Flyer recall: Engine and engine cooling Mar 4, 2014
- New Flyer recall: Parking brake Oct 25, 2012
- New Flyer recall: Latches/locks/linkages Apr 14, 2011
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.