NHTSA recall 07V068000
Exterior lighting
New Flyer C30LF and 10 more
Reported Feb 23, 20071,707 vehicles affectedNEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTDBuilt Jan 1, 2001 – Dec 31, 2002
The defect
Certain transit buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps reflective devices, and associated equipment." the flashing deceleration lamps were an optional item for some of these buses.
The risk
The standard requires that the deceleration lamp IS a solid light rather than a flashing light.
The remedy
Dealers will rewire the electrical system to remove the flashing function or install a new programmable logic controller (plc) which will make the lamps burn steady free of charge. the recall began on march 5, 2007. owners may contact new flyer at 204-934-4874.