Recall 18V155000

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

Report Date
20180307
Component
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Affected Vehicles
7 models

Defect Description

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.

Safety 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.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2016 NEW FLYER XDE40
2016 NEW FLYER XDE60
2017 NEW FLYER XDE35
2017 NEW FLYER XDE40
2017 NEW FLYER XDE60
2018 NEW FLYER XDE40
2018 NEW FLYER XDE60

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.