Is This A Lemon?

NHTSA recall campaign

11E056000

ManufacturerPARKER HANNIFIN CANADAReported2011-12-28Affected490 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

PARKER HANNIFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN INSTRUMENT PANELS, PART NUMBER 385755, DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE ON NEW FLYER TRANSIT BUSES. DUE TO A SOFTWARE DESIGN DEFECT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY NOT, UNDER UNIQUE AND ABNORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, DISPLAY WARNNG MESSAGES WHICH HAVE BEEN TRANSMITTED IN AN EXTENDED BYTE FORMAT.

Risk

WITHOUT WARNING MESSAGES, THE DRIVER MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT GOES INTO A SAFE MODE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF POWER OR POSSIBLY A STALL. EITHER CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

PARKER HANNIFIN IS WORKING WITH NEW FLYER TO CONTACT THEIR OWNERS, AND NEW FLYER DEALERS WILL UPLOAD A CORRECTED SOFTWARE VERSION. PARKER HANNIFIN CAN BE CONTACTED AT 1-204-452-6776.

To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →

Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.