Electronic stability control (esc); service brakes, air: antilock (New Flyer)
Vehicle recall 25V-898. NHTSA received New Flyer of America, Inc.’s report on Dec 19, 2025.
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The short answer
NHTSA received New Flyer of America, Inc.’s report on Dec 19, 2025. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
An ABS or ESC warning light that fails to illuminate will not alert the driver to the loss of ABS or ESC, increasing the risk of a crash.
New Flyer of America, Inc.
(New Flyer) is recalling certain XD35, XDE35, XE35, XN35, XD40, XDE40, XE40, XHE40, XN40, XT40, XD60, XDE60, XE60, XN60, XT60, and XHE60 transit buses.
Please refer to New Flyer’s recall report for specific model year information.
The antilock braking (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC) module may lose communication and fail without illuminating the warning lights.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 121, “Air Brake Systems” and 136, “Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Electronic stability control (esc).
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, air: antilock.
What should you do?
New Flyer will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2026. Owners may contact New Flyer’s customer service at 1-800-241-2947.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 6,673 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- New Flyer XE352025202420232022202120202019
- New Flyer XD35202620252024202220212020201920182016
- New Flyer XE402025202420232022202120202019201820172016and 2013, before the model years listed here
- New Flyer XN3520262025202420222021202020182017
- New Flyer XD4020262025202420232022202120202019201820172015
- New Flyer XDE40202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
- New Flyer XDE6020242023201820172015
- New Flyer XE6020252024202320222021202020192018
- New Flyer XN602025202320212020201920182016and 2014, before the model years listed here
- New Flyer XT4020182017
- New Flyer XN402026202520222021202020192018201720162015
- New Flyer XT6020182017
- New Flyer XDE352026202520242021
- New Flyer XHE40202620252024202320222021201920182016
- New Flyer XHE6020262025202420212015
- New Flyer XD602026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Who is recalling it?
- Made by New Flyer of America, Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.