{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "New Flyer recall 12V518 (R12-031): New Flyer C40lf, New Flyer C40lfr, New Flyer D35lfr and 7 more (2010 to 2012)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v518/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V518 (New Flyer): If the brakes drag, they may overheat, possibly resulting in a fire. New Flyer's own number: R12-031.",
  "excerpt": "New Flyer C40lf, New Flyer C40lfr, New Flyer D35lfr, New Flyer D40lfr, New Flyer D60lfr, New Flyer Xd35, model years 2010 to 2012. Filed by New Flyer Industries Ltd. and reported to NHTSA on 25 October 2012. 1,041 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 transit buses, models C40LF, C40LFR, D35LFR, D40LFR, D60LFR, XD35, XD40, XDE35, XDE40, and XN40. Air pressure may leak from the parking brake chambers causing the parking brakes to drag while the vehicle is driven. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls New Flyer's own number for this recall: R12-031. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V518 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the brakes drag, they may overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.” 12V518 New Flyer Industries Ltd. Parking Brake 25 October 2012 2010-2012 NEW FLYER C40LF, NEW FLYER C40LFR, NEW FLYER D35LFR, NEW FLYER D40LFR, NEW FLYER D60LFR, NEW FLYER XD35, NEW FLYER XD40, NEW FLYER XDE35, NEW FLYER XDE40, NEW FLYE",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:48:44+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:27:53+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"New Flyer recall 12V518 (R12-031): New Flyer C40lf, New Flyer C40lfr, New Flyer D35lfr and 7 more (2010 to 2012)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v518/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}