The defect
New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2010 GE35LFR and GE40LFR transit buses, equipped with Ricon 3-Minute Urban Transit Bus egress window sets. The composition of the material used to cast the handle that opens the egress window is incorrect, resulting in a reduction in material strength. The handle(s) on the emergency egress passenger windows may break before the window latch is released.
The risk
In the event the egress window fails during an actual emergency situation, passengers may be trapped in the vehicle placing them at risk of injury.
The remedy
New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will replace the handles free of charge. The recall began on November 1, 2012. Owners may contact New Flyer at 1-204-982-8400 for more information.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| NEW Flyer GE35LFR | 2010 |
| NEW Flyer GE40LFR | 2010 |
Components: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 GE35LFR | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer GE40LFR | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 2012
42 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the visibility; New Flyer Industries Ltd. filed 19 campaigns in all.
| 12V568000 7 Dec 2012 | Hyundai Motor Company |
| 12V544000 23 Nov 2012 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 12V549000 23 Nov 2012 | Nova Bus |
| 12V506000 18 Oct 2012 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 12V491000 10 Oct 2012 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 12V485000 4 Oct 2012 | JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 12V444000 12 Sept 2012 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 12V482000 3 Sept 2012 | Morgan Olson Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012