New Flyer C35lfr, New Flyer C40lf, New Flyer C40lfr, New Flyer D35lf, New Flyer D35lfr, New Flyer D40lf, model years 2007 to 2011. Filed by New Flyer Of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 14 April 2011. 1,123 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says New flyer is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 low floor transit buses produced from may 24, 2007, through march 1, 2011 and equipped with teeter lever assemblies. there is insufficient engagement between the teeter lever base and the cam plate.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V237 cover?
- New Flyer C35Lfr, New Flyer C40Lf, New Flyer C40Lfr, New Flyer D35Lf, New Flyer D35Lfr, New Flyer D40Lf, New Flyer D40Lfr, New Flyer De35Lfr, model years 2007-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- NEW FLYER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 LOW FLOOR TRANSIT BUSES PRODUCED FROM MAY 24, 2007, THROUGH MARCH 1, 2011 AND EQUIPPED WITH TEETER LEVER ASSEMBLIES. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE TEETER LEVER BASE AND THE CAM PLATE.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- FAILURE OF THE TEETER LEVER ASSEMBLY WILL CAUSE THE REAR SIDE EXIT DOOR TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY. A PASSENGER LEANING ON OR FORCED AGAINST THE DOOR COULD FALL THROUGH THE DOOR AND SUSTAIN INJURIES.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. NEW FLYER IS WORKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TEETER LEVER ASSEMBLIES, VAPOR BUS, TO REPAIR THE AFFECTED BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE VAPOR BUS DEFECT REPORT 11E-010. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 29, 2011.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “FAILURE OF THE TEETER LEVER ASSEMBLY WILL CAUSE THE REAR SIDE EXIT DOOR TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY. A PASSENGER LEANING ON OR FORCED AGAINST THE DOOR COULD FALL THROUGH THE DOOR AND SUSTAIN INJURIES.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V237 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| System at fault | Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch |
| Reported to NHTSA | 14 April 2011 |
| Model years | 2007-2011 |
| Vehicles named | NEW FLYER C35LFR, NEW FLYER C40LF, NEW FLYER C40LFR, NEW FLYER D35LF, NEW FLYER D35LFR, NEW FLYER D40LF, NEW FLYER D40LFR, NEW FLYER DE35LFR, NEW FLYER DE40LFR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
FAILURE OF THE TEETER LEVER ASSEMBLY WILL CAUSE THE REAR SIDE EXIT DOOR TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY. A PASSENGER LEANING ON OR FORCED AGAINST THE DOOR COULD FALL THROUGH THE DOOR AND SUSTAIN INJURIES.
The remedy
NEW FLYER IS WORKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TEETER LEVER ASSEMBLIES, VAPOR BUS, TO REPAIR THE AFFECTED BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE VAPOR BUS DEFECT REPORT 11E-010. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 29, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VAPOR BUS AT 1-847-777-6450 OR NEW FLYER CUSTOMER SERVICES AT 1-204-934-4874.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 237 notices in the record whose component field names latches/locks/linkages. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- New Flyer C35lfr recalls: 3 US campaigns
- New Flyer C40lf recalls: 4 US campaigns
- New Flyer C40lfr recalls: 7 US campaigns
- New Flyer D35lfr recalls: 4 US campaigns
- New Flyer D40lfr recalls: 4 US campaigns
- New Flyer De40lfr recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11V237, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v237/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
Other New Flyer notices we hold
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- 25V898: XD35, XDE35, XE35, XN35, XD40, XDE40, XE40, XHE40, XN40, XT40, XD60, XDE60, XE60, XN60, XT60, and XHE60 transit buses
- 25V631: 2019 XE35, 2021-2025 XE35, XE40, and XE60 transit buses
- 25V566: 2013, 2017-2025 XE40, 2019-2025 XE60, XE35, 2023-2025 XHE40, and 2024-2025 XHE60 buses
- 25V542: 2012-2025 Xcelsior buses
- 25V053: 2023-2024 XDE60, 2024 XD35, XD40, and XD60 transit buses equipped with Cummins L9 diesel engines
- 24V425: 2023 XD35, XD40, and XD60
All 43 New Flyer campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 11V237 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
f2d031ec - Consequence
9ed4a491 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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