1998 New Flyer D60LF: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1998 New Flyer D60LF. The newest campaign is 05V045000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Feb 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Other Fuel Types / Turbo/Supercharger. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 05V045000, in the NHTSA record
Detroit diesel is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will install an exhaust temperature sensor and reprogram the emc calibration free of charge. Owners may contact detroit diesel at 313-592-3708 or new flyer at 204-982-8400.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 4,676 units in total.
05V045000Received . 805 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Other Fuel Types / Turbo/Supercharger
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain transit buses manufactured with detroit diesel series 50 engines, the turbocharger compressor wheel can break, resulting in shaft imbalance and lubricating oil passes into the exhaust system.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can result in an engine compartment fire, possibly resulting in personal injuries.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Detroit diesel is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will install an exhaust temperature sensor and reprogram the emc calibration free of charge. Owners may contact detroit diesel at 313-592-3708 or new flyer at 204-982-8400.
Report filed by NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
02V059001Received . 1,771 units.
Structure / Body / Door
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain low floor transit buses equipped with adhesively bonded aluminum bus door panels, due to an imperfect bonding of the door panel skin to the panel frame, environmental moisture may infiltrate regions of imperfect bonding and cause separation of the frame and door panel.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Under these conditions, if the panel is separating or has separated, a passenger could fall from the bus onto the roadway, possibly resulting in personal injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Vapor will notify customers to have their buses inspected and will install mechanical fasteners to attach the skins to the frame elements free of charge. Owner notification began december 10, 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 vapor corporation at 847-967-8300 or new flyer at 1-204-224-1251.
Report filed by NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC..
01V033006Received . 2,100 units.
Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced by vanner. New flyer is conducting the owner notification for this campaign. 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 vanner at 1-800-227-6937 or new flyer at 1-204-982-8413.
Report filed by NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LIMITED.
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Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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Other model years
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Official channels
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- NHTSA page of the 1998 New Flyer D60LFThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 New Flyer D60LF: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/new-flyer/d60lf/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 New Flyer D60LF?
- 4,676 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the New Flyer D60LF have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the New Flyer D60LF, model years 1998 to 2009. 3 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 New Flyer D60LF open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.