Recall
New Flyer Xde40 — 18V155000
NHTSA ID
18V155000
Make
New Flyer
Model
Xde40
Years Affected
2018
Recall Date
2018-03-07
Component
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Units Affected
979
Completion Rate
—
Mfr Campaign No.
R18-002
Summary
New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer) is recalling certain 2016-2018 XDE40 and XDE60 and 2017 XDE35 Heavy Duty Urban Transit buses. The plastic end-caps of the drive shaft slip yoke may crack and fail.
Consequence
Failure of the drive shaft end-caps would result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive shaft slip yoke, replacing any drive shaft that has plastic end-caps on the slip yoke, free of charge. The recall began on March 22, 2018. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-224-6706. New Flyer's number for this recall is R18-002.