| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 2066 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: NEW FLYER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015054000105826000000309 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: C40LF | Model Year: 2002 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V170000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: WHEELS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 28 1999 | End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 04 2002 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 356 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 30 2002 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. | Report Received Date: Jul, 01 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 16 2002 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : On certain low floor transit buses, the custom wheel paint thickness was out of specification and the wheel paint type changes from a glass state to a rubber state around the brake temperatures. | Consequence Summary: This can result in a loss of wheel nut torque, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : New flyer dealers will replace the wheels, wheel studs, and modify the front air brake circuit to reduce the rear wheel brake temperature. owner notification began june 30, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact new flyer at 1-204-224-6351. | Recall Notes: Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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