NHTSA recall 18V155000
Power train › Driveline › Driveshaft
New Flyer XDE35 and 2 more
Reported Mar 7, 2018979 vehicles affectedNew Flyer of America Inc.Maker’s number R18-002Built Mar 10, 2017 – Aug 14, 2017
The defect
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 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.