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NEW Flyer L40LF

Every NEW Flyer L40LF model year on file, 1997 to 2006. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years51997 to 2006
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins20Summed across model years
By model year

NEW Flyer L40LF complaints by model year

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.75119971998200420052006
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each NEW Flyer L40LF model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

NEW Flyer L40LF by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2006Not decoded0NoneNone105
2005Not decoded0NoneNone205
2004Not decoded0NoneNone225
1998Not decoded0NoneNone205
1997Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the NEW Flyer L40LF

  • 17V-130 Mar 1, 2017
    These vehicles are equipped with MAN V8-65L axle beams that may have cracks on the upper and/or lower surface, which, over time can cause the axle…
    Suspension · 2,357 vehicles
  • 07V-068 Feb 23, 2007
    Certain transit buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps reflective devices, and…
    Lighting · 1,707 vehicles
  • 06V-015 Jan 18, 2006
    On certain transit buses equipped with relay valves built by haldex/midland and distributed by meritor/wabco with valve body date code of 342a4k
    Brakes · 103 vehicles
  • 05V-370 Aug 25, 2005
    On certain transit buses, hydraulic fluid can leak at the flange fitting due to improper installation procedures
    Engine and cooling · 665 vehicles
  • 01V-160 May 22, 2001
    Vehicle description: transit buses
    Suspension · 978 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.