New Flyer Xe40, Xe60, Xhe40, Xhe60. Published by Transport Canada as 2026118 on 13 March 2026. System: High Voltage.
What the notice says Issue:
Under certain conditions, a software problem could cause the inverter not to work properly. If this happens, the bus could accelerate unexpectedly or there could be a sudden loss of power to the wheels.
Note: This recall only affects certain electric transit buses equipped with a …
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New Flyer XE40 in the other registers
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The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2026118
- Recall date
- 13 March 2026
- Make
- New Flyer
- Models
- XE40, XE60, Xhe40, Xhe60
- Model years
- 2022 to 2026
- Vehicle class
- Bus
- System
- High Voltage
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 392
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
Under certain conditions, a software problem could cause the inverter not to work properly. If this happens, the bus could accelerate unexpectedly or there could be a sudden loss of power to the wheels.
Note: This recall only affects certain electric transit buses equipped with a V1 or V2 AcceleraSafety Risk:
A bus that accelerates suddenly and/or a loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
New Flyer will notify owners by email and provide you with instructions for how to update the inverter software. Alternatively, you may contact New Flyer to arrange for a service technician to complete the repairs.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2026118.
New Flyer elsewhere in this register
New Flyer is named on 70 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2025711 · 19 December 2025 · Xe40, Xe35, Xe60 · Lights And Instruments
- 2025495 · 19 September 2025 · Xe40, Xe60 · High Voltage
- 2025444 · 28 August 2025 · Xe40, Xhe40, Xe60 · High Voltage
- 2025430 · 22 August 2025 · XD40, XD35, Xe40 · Structure
- 2025045 · 3 February 2025 · Xde60, XD60, XD40 · Fuel System
- 2024237 · 22 April 2024 · C40lf, C40lfr, XN60 · Label
- 2024055 · 31 January 2024 · Xe40 · Electrical
- 2023575 · 26 October 2023 · XD40, XD35 · Powertrain
The same system: High Voltage
133 notices in this register name High Voltage. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2026132 · 19 March 2026 · Fecxk · High Voltage
- 2026145 · 26 March 2026 · Leaf · High Voltage
- 2026078 · 20 February 2026 · Ex30 · High Voltage
- 2026070 · 18 February 2026 · Escape, Corsair · High Voltage
- 2026180 · 9 April 2026 · Ev School Bus · High Voltage
- 2026195 · 17 April 2026 · E-Pace, F-Pace · High Voltage
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a New Flyer: 70 in the register, and 405 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2026.
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