The defect
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES, THE CENTER AXLE WHEEL END BRAKES MAY NOT RELEASE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
The risk
THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AWAY FROM A PARKED POSITION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
NEW FLYER WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL AIR SYSTEM R14 RELAY VALVE, #4 NOTCH AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS, AND TYPE 30 LONG STOKE BRAKE CHAMBERS ON THE CENTER AXLE; THE LOGIC CONTROL MODULE WILL BE REPROGRAMMED, ADD NEW ABS COMPONENTS (SENSORS, SPEED RINGS AND HARNESSES) IF NOT ALREADY EQUIPPED WITH ABS; AND WILL REVISE PLC PROGRAMMING. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEW FLYER AT 1-204-982-8400.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Components: WHEELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 1994 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 1996 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 1997 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 1998 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 1999 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 2001 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer D60HF | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
Other wheels recalls in 2004
15 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the wheels; NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD filed 34 campaigns in all.
| 04V440000 15 Sept 2004 | WILSON TRAILER COMPANY |
| 04V446000 13 Sept 2004 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 04V390000 10 Aug 2004 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 04V373000 22 Jul 2004 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. |
| 04V364000 21 Jul 2004 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 04V310000 28 Jun 2004 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| 04V211000 10 May 2004 | TRACKER MARINE L.L.C. |
| 04V210000 10 May 2004 | TRACKER MARINE L.L.C. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004