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  NHTSA Recall 05V298000

NHTSA Campaign Id 05V298000; Date: Jun. 27, 2005

Improper securing of the center-link rod ends could cause the assembly to come apart, resulting in loss of vehicle steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2004 New Flyer D40lf

Component: Steering:linkages

Manufactured by: New Flyer Industries Ltd

Affected Units:: 218

icon3 Recall Summary:

On certain transit buses custom built for southeastern pennsylvania transit authority and equipped with man axles, the center-link assemblies were incorrectly tightened.

icon2 How to Fix:

Southeastern pennsylvania transit authority was notified of this recall on June 28, 2005. Vehicles will have the subject components replaced.

icon4 Recall Notes:

Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jun 28, 2005

Also see:

All recalls of New Flyer vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.