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New Flyer XD40Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 24 safety recalls on record for the New Flyer XD40.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls242010–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

New Flyer XD40 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 XD40 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common New Flyer XD40 problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints 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
24 recalls

New Flyer XD40 recalls

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

–Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel26V-644 · 2026 · Oct 5, 2026 · 693 vehicles37%Electronic stability control (ESC)25V-898 · 2015–2026 · Dec 19, 2025 · 6,673 vehicles–Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings25V-053 · 2024 · Feb 3, 2025 · 210 vehicles–Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings24V-425 · 2023 · Jun 11, 2024 · 27 vehicles100%Vehicle speed control23V-898 · 2022–2023 · Dec 22, 2023 · 211 vehicles60%Driveline: driveshaft23V-722 · 2019–2024 · Oct 26, 2023 · 2,351 vehicles100%Other: labels23V-711 · 2022–2023 · Oct 20, 2023 · 188 vehicles100%Steering22V-637 · 2021–2022 · Aug 24, 2022 · 55 vehicles100%Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings21V-576 · 2021 · Jul 28, 2021 · 30 vehicles100%Exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe21V-532 · 2021 · Jul 14, 2021 · 28 vehicles74%Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-365 · 2017–2021 · May 18, 2021 · 3,600 vehicles100%Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly19V-100 · 2018 · Feb 15, 2019 · 172 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 24 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the XD40

  1. Leaking MGM brake chambersEQ12011 · 2011 · closed Jul 12, 2013
    Led to recall 13E-012