Driveline: driveshaftRecall 18V-155 · New Flyer vehicles
New Flyer of America Inc. recall 18V-155 covers 979 New Flyer vehicles for a driveline: driveshaft problem, reported to NHTSA on March 7, 2018. The manufacturer's latest report (2019 Q2) shows 100% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 18V155000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
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.
The risk
Failure of the drive shaft end-caps would result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
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.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
100%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from January 5, 2017 to March 7, 2018. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.