The defect
New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (New Flyer) is recalling certain model year 2009 C35LF and L40LFR, model year 2009-2012 C35LFR, model year 2008-2013 C40LF and C40LFR, model year 2013 XN35, model year 2011-2013 XN40 and model year 2012-2013 XN60 transit buses equipped with certain Cummins Westport Model ISL G engines. In the affected vehicles, condensation in the intake manifold may freeze during cold weather conditions and interfere with the proper operation of the intake manifold pressure sensor.
The risk
The improper operation of the sensor could induce elevated exhaust temperatures or flames from the exhaust pipe, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire or burn injury to a person near the exhaust pipe.
The remedy
New Flyer will notify owners, and authorized Cummins Inc. and Cummins Wesport Inc. facilities will upload a new ECM calibration, free of charge. The recall began on March 21, 2014. Customers may contact New Flyer at 1-204-934-4876 or Cummins Inc. at 1-800-343-7357. New Flyer's number associated with this recall is R14-006.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| NEW Flyer C35LF | 2009 |
| NEW Flyer C35LFR | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| NEW Flyer C40LF | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| NEW Flyer L40LFR | 2009 |
| NEW Flyer XN35 | 2013, 2014 |
| NEW Flyer XN40 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| NEW Flyer XN60 | 2012, 2013 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 C35LF | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer C35LFR | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer C35LFR | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| NEW Flyer C35LFR | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| NEW Flyer C35LFR | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer C40LF | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer C40LF | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| NEW Flyer C40LF | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer C40LF | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer C40LF | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| NEW Flyer C40LF | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Flyer L40LFR | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| NEW Flyer XN35 | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| NEW Flyer XN35 | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Flyer XN40 | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Flyer XN40 | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| NEW Flyer XN40 | 2013 | 0 | 11 |
| NEW Flyer XN60 | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer XN60 | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2014
48 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the engine and engine cooling; New Flyer Industries Ltd. filed 19 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014