NHTSA campaign 12V466000 · New Flyer campaign R12-025
New Flyer Recall 12V-466: Failure of the engine turbocharger
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V466000 (New Flyer campaign R12-025) was reported by NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD on September 24, 2012, with 163 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the New Flyer C40LF and New Flyer C40LFR for model years 2005–2006.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 12V466000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V466000 (also written 12V-466 or 12V466)
- Filed by
- NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD
- New Flyer campaign number
- R12-025
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 163 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Other Fuel Types — Turbo/Supercharger
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE12-006 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Repair completion: 79.75% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 23, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V466000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
New Flyer
New Flyer C40LF
New Flyer C40LFR
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 9, 2006 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V466000.
Defect description
New Flyer is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 C40LF and 2006 C40LFR transit buses, equipped with John Deere 8.1 liter turbocharged, compressed natural gas engines, model number 6081HFN04, manufactured from June 2002 through January 2008. Failures can occur within the engine turbocharger. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
Safety consequence
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, or stalling; possibly leading to a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
The remedy for this issue is still under development. An interim letter was mailed on October 3, 2012. Owners may contact New Flyer at 1-204-224-1251.
Notes
New Flyer's recall campaign number is R12-025.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V466000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.