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2009 New Flyer GE40LF 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 Aug 23, 2011
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 Aug 23, 2011

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2009 New Flyer GE40LF. 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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Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 23, 2011

DRIVESHAFT ATTACHMENT FAILURE ALLOWING THE DRIVESHAFT TO PENETRATE THE FLOOR OF THE BUS, A FORTY FOOT HYBRID GASOLINE / ELECTRIC TRANSIT BUS. THE SHAFT FAILURE WAS DUE TO BROKEN BOLTS AT THE ATTACHMENT OF THE SHAFT TO THE FLANGE OF THE COMBINING GEARBOX FLANGE TO OUTPUT SHAFT. SINCE THE FAILURE IN NOV. 2010, THE SUBJECT FLEET OF BUSES (85) HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND THE BOLTS REPLACED. RECURRENCE OF BOLT FAILURES IS BEING ADDRESSED VIA RECALL # R11-017, CAMPAIGN # 11V407000. *TR

NHTSA ID
10421168
Incident
Nov 26, 2010
Mileage
93,124 mi

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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