The defect
New Flyer Industries, Ltd. (New Flyer) is recalling certain model year 2015 New Flyer MD30, 2012 C35LFR, 2010-2011 D35LFR, NABI 35LFW, 2011 D40LFR, 2010-2012 D60LFR and NABI 31LFW, 2010 C40LF, DE35LF, D40LF, DE40LFA, DE60LFA, GE35LFR and GE40LF, 2009 DE60LF and GE40LFR, 2010-2013 C40LFR, DE60LFR, NABI 416 and NABI 60BRT, 2010-2015 XD35, XDE40, NABI 40LFW and 42BRT, 2011-2015 XD40 and XN40, 2013-2015 XD60, XDE60 and XN35, 2010-2014 XDE35, 2013 XE40, 2012-2015 XN60, equipped with certain Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats. The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.
The risk
If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
New Flyer will notify owners instructing them to inspect their seats for missing welds. Recaro will supply replacement anchorage brackets and cover the labor to replace them if any welds are missing, free of charge. The recall began on February 4, 2016. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-224-6706, or Recaro customer service at 1-800-873-2276. New Flyer's number for this recall is R16-001.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nabi 31LFW | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 2010, 2011 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Nabi 416 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Nabi 42BRT | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Nabi 60BRT | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| NEW Flyer C35LFR | 2012 |
| NEW Flyer C40LF | 2010 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| NEW Flyer D35LFR | 2010, 2011 |
| NEW Flyer D40LF | 2010 |
| NEW Flyer D40LFR | 2011 |
| NEW Flyer D60LFR | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| NEW Flyer DE35LF | 2010 |
| NEW Flyer DE40LFA | 2010 |
| NEW Flyer DE60LF | 2009 |
| NEW Flyer DE60LFA | 2010 |
| NEW Flyer DE60LFR | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| NEW Flyer GE35LFR | 2010 |
| NEW Flyer GE40LF | 2010 |
| NEW Flyer GE40LFR | 2009 |
| NEW Flyer MD30 | 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XD35 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XD40 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XD60 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XDE35 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| NEW Flyer XDE40 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XDE60 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XE40 | 2013 |
| NEW Flyer XN35 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XN40 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| NEW Flyer XN60 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: SEATS
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 C35LFR | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer C40LF | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| NEW Flyer C40LFR | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Nabi 31LFW | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 31LFW | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 31LFW | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Nabi 416 | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Nabi 416 | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Nabi 416 | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Nabi 416 | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Nabi 42BRT | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 42BRT | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 42BRT | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 42BRT | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 42BRT | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Nabi 42BRT | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 60BRT | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 60BRT | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 60BRT | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 60BRT | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 2016
43 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the seats; New Flyer Industries Ltd. filed 19 campaigns in all.
| 16V933000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V932000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V874000 5 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V816000 10 Nov 2016 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 16V794000 1 Nov 2016 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| 16V770000 24 Oct 2016 | Kia Motors America |
| 16V718000 7 Oct 2016 | REV Ambulance Group Orlando, INC. |
| 16V703000 30 Sept 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016