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New Flyer XDE40Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 24 safety recalls on record for the New Flyer XDE40.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls242009–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

New Flyer XDE40 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 XDE40 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common New Flyer XDE40 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 XDE40 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 · 2015–2016 · Oct 5, 2026 · 693 vehicles37%Electronic stability control (ESC)25V-898 · 2015–2026 · Dec 19, 2025 · 6,673 vehicles82%Steering: column22V-943 · 2013–2022 · Dec 20, 2022 · 746 vehicles100%Steering22V-637 · 2021–2022 · Aug 24, 2022 · 55 vehicles74%Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-365 · 2016–2020 · May 18, 2021 · 3,600 vehicles84%Power train: automatic transmission20V-462 · 2015–2016 · Aug 6, 2020 · 164 vehicles100%Equipment18V-827 · 2015 · Nov 22, 2018 · 463 vehicles99%Power train: automatic transmission18V-615 · 2016–2018 · Sep 12, 2018 · 386 vehicles100%Driveline: driveshaft18V-155 · 2016–2018 · Mar 7, 2018 · 979 vehicles100%Service brakes, air: antilock18V-020 · 2017 · Jan 9, 2018 · 283 vehicles99%Seat belts17V-539 · 2017 · Aug 30, 2017 · 214 vehicles97%Electrical system: software16V-223 · 2014–2016 · Apr 19, 2016 · 1,897 vehicles

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

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the XDE40

  1. Leaking MGM brake chambersEQ12011 · 2010–2012 · closed Jul 12, 2013
    Led to recall 13E-012