New Flyer C40LFR, D35LF, D40LF and others: Engine

Date

Jan. 9, 2008

Filed by

New Flyer Industries Ltd

Vehicles

New Flyer C40LFR (2006, 2007); New Flyer D35LF (2006, 2007); New Flyer D40LF (2006, 2007); New Flyer D40LFR (2006, 2007); New Flyer D61LFR (2007); New Flyer DE35LF (2007); New Flyer DE41LF (2006); New Flyer DE41LFR (2006, 2007)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

New Flyer of America, Inc.

Component

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine

Description of the defect

Certain Buses have stainless Steel hydraulic lines with 90º flange fittings which Are subject to failure due to errors in both The Design And manufacture of these lines.

Potentially affected

1049

What can happen

Failure of these lines, located in The Engine compartment, could result in a Vehicle Fire.

Remedy

New Flyer will remove these lines And replace them with a previously Proven Design of flexible lines. The recall began on January 15, 2008. Owners May contact New Flyer at 1-204-982-8400.

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

Jan. 15, 2008

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

08V010000

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.