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New Flyer C40lfYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 27 safety recalls on record for the New Flyer C40lf.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Seat beltsSafety recalls271996–2013 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

New Flyer C40lf years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C40lf median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common New Flyer C40lf problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seat belts11
27 recalls

New Flyer C40lf recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

99%Suspension: front17V-130 · 2005–2007 · Mar 1, 2017 · 2,357 vehicles80%Seats16V-038 · 2010 · Jan 26, 2016 · 4,848 vehicles91%Engine and engine cooling: engine15V-292 · 2008–2013 · May 18, 2015 · 2,956 vehicles97%Engine and engine cooling: engine14V-087 · 2008–2013 · Mar 4, 2014 · 2,139 vehicles–Parking brake12V-518 · 2011 · Oct 25, 2012 · 1,041 vehicles80%Other fuel types: turbo/supercharger12V-466 · 2005–2006 · Sep 24, 2012 · 163 vehicles–Doors: latch11V-237 · 2008 · Apr 14, 2011 · 1,123 vehicles–Interior lighting09V-367 · 2004–2006 · Sep 24, 2009 · 1,412 vehicles–Service brakes, air08V-296 · 2008 · Jul 3, 2008 · 319 vehicles–Steering07V-268 · 1996–2000 · Jun 11, 2007 · 1,768 vehicles–Exterior lighting07V-068 · 1996–2004 · Feb 23, 2007 · 1,707 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility06V-034 · 2004–2005 · Feb 7, 2006 · 682 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 27 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the C40lf

  1. Air Brake SystemEA09010 · 2005–2008 · closed Nov 19, 2010
    No recall
  2. AIR BRAKE SYSTEMPE09012 · 2005–2008 · closed Jun 18, 2009
    No recall
  3. POWER STEERING HOSEPE02006 · 1998–2000 · closed May 8, 2002
    Led to recall 02V-112