| NHTSA Record Id: 5854 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: NEW FLYER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011577000078386000000087 |
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| Model Name: D35LF |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V275000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 30 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 206 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 16 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
Report Received Date: Sep, 15 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 22 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 121 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: certain transit buses equipped with abs fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 121, "air brake systems." the rear brake release time can exceed the requirements. |
Consequence Summary: A slow brake release can cause premature brake wear, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : The repair will involve installing a quick release valve or increasing the size of the rear brake control line. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 16, 2001.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 1-204-982-8181. also 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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