The defect
New Flyer Industries Ltd. (New Flyer) is recalling certain model year 2013 C40LFR, XE40, XN35, and XN60, 2014 XD35, XDE40, and XT60, 2014-2015 XD60, and XT40, 2013-2014 XDE35, and XN40, and 2015 XDE60 transit buses. These vehicles have door controller assemblies that may have a software defect which can cause the rear passenger doors to open, without warning, when the bus accelerates from a stopped position.
The risk
If the rear bus door opens while the bus is in motion, there is an increased risk of injury for the passengers.
The remedy
New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will update the Door Controller Assembly software, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2015. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-224-6706. New Flyer's number for this recall is R15-006.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2013 |
| NEW Flyer XD35 | 2014 |
| NEW Flyer XD60 | 2014, 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XDE35 | 2013, 2014 |
| NEW Flyer XDE40 | 2014 |
| NEW Flyer XDE60 | 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XE40 | 2013 |
| NEW Flyer XN35 | 2013 |
| NEW Flyer XN40 | 2013, 2014 |
| NEW Flyer XN60 | 2013 |
| NEW Flyer XT40 | 2014, 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XT60 | 2014 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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 C40LFR | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Flyer XD35 | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer XD60 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| NEW Flyer XD60 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Flyer XDE35 | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer XDE35 | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer XDE40 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| NEW Flyer XDE60 | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| NEW Flyer XE40 | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| NEW Flyer XN35 | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| NEW Flyer XN40 | 2013 | 0 | 11 |
| NEW Flyer XN40 | 2014 | 0 | 8 |
| NEW Flyer XN60 | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| NEW Flyer XT40 | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer XT40 | 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer XT60 | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
Other structure recalls in 2015
50 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the structure; New Flyer Industries Ltd. filed 19 campaigns in all.
| 15V873000 23 Dec 2015 | H&H Trailers, LLC |
| 15V866000 22 Dec 2015 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| 15V842000 15 Dec 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 15V839000 14 Dec 2015 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 15V826000 9 Dec 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V825000 8 Dec 2015 | Strick Trailers, LLC |
| 15V797000 25 Nov 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V781000 23 Nov 2015 | Strick Trailers, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015