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New Flyer Industries Ltd. composition of the material used to cast the handle that opens the egress window is incorrect, resulting in a reduction in material strength.

NHTSA campaign 12V-515 · Reported October 17, 2012 · 11 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
New Flyer Industries Ltd.
VEHICLES AFFECTED
11
REMEDY
New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will replace the handles free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

New Flyer Industries Ltd. reported a problem with the visibility power window devices and controls. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The composition of the material used to cast the handle that opens the egress window is incorrect, resulting in a reduction in material strength. The handle(s) on the emergency egress passenger windows may break before the window latch is released.

WHY IT MATTERS

In the event the egress window fails during an actual emergency situation, passengers may be trapped in the vehicle placing them at risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will replace the handles free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-515.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 12V-515

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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