New Flyer D35LF, D40LF: Engine and engine cooling

Date

March 16, 2005

Filed by

New Flyer Industries Ltd

Vehicles

New Flyer D35LF (2004); New Flyer D40LF (2003, 2004)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

New Flyer of America, Inc.

Component

Engine And Engine Cooling

Description of the defect

On certain Transit Buses equipped with Webasto heaters, The burner tubes Are Made of material that does not meet specifications And could fail prematurely.

Potentially affected

28

What can happen

Should The burner tube fail, The coolant Heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a Fire.

Remedy

Dealers will replace The suspected defective Parts Free of Charge. The recall began on March 15, 2005. Owners May contact New Flyer at customer Services at 204-934-4874.

Recall notes

Customers May also contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Vehicle Safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

March 15, 2005

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

ODI

Recall number

05V100000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.