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1997 New Flyer C40LF Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 1, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 1, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1997 New Flyer C40LF. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Seat belts
Filed Apr 1, 2010
Crash reported1 injury reported

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE SHOULDER HARNESSES IN PIERCE TRANSIT BUSES, LAKEWOOD, WASHINGTON 98499. THE SHOULDER HARNESS IS A 2 PART SEAT BELT. DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE SHOULDER HARNESS LOCKS UP RANDOMLY, AND PREVENTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE BUS. MANY BUS DRIVERS IN WASHINGTON STATE DO NOT WEAR THE SHOULDER HARNESS PART DUE TO THE INJURIES MANY DRIVERS HAS SUSTAINED WHEN WORN. USSC SEAT MANUFACTURER'S DEVELOP AND INSTALL THESE HARNESSES DIRECTLY ON THE SEATS. THERE ARE 4 MAJOR BUS COMPANIES WITH THESE SEATS AND THE SAME MALFUNCTIONS. THE COST TO REPAIR THEM IS MORE THAN THE COMPANIES WANT TO SPEND. THEREFORE BUSES WITH FAULTY EQUIPTMENT ARE ON THE ROAD DAILY. PASSENGERS AND FELLOW DRIVERS ARE AT SERIOUS RISK. POLICE AND WSP WILL NOT ENFORCE THE SEAT BELT LAW AND FORCE THE COMPANIES TO FIX THIS LETHAL PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND FORCE COMPLIANCE UPON THE COMPANIES, AND THE MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA ID
10323371
Incident
Dec 26, 2003

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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