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NHTSA campaign 16V038000 · New Flyer campaign R16-001

New Flyer Industries Ltd. Recall 16V-038: Missing J-Bracket Welds on Bus Operator Seat

NHTSA recall 16V038000 (New Flyer campaign R16-001) was reported by New Flyer Industries Ltd. on January 26, 2016, with 4,848 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nabi 40LFW, Nabi 42BRT, New Flyer XD35 and more for model years 2009–2015. Owners were notified on February 4, 2016, per NHTSA.

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 16V038000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
16V038000 (also written 16V-038 or 16V038)
Filed by
New Flyer Industries Ltd.
New Flyer campaign number
R16-001
Report received
Potentially affected
4,848 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seats
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 210

Repair completion: 80.05% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 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 16V038000. 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.

Nabi

  • Nabi 31LFW

    • 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Nabi 35LFW

    • 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Nabi 40LFW

  • Nabi 42BRT

  • Nabi 60BRT

    • 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • Nabi 416

    • 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All Nabi recalls

New Flyer

  • New Flyer C35LFR

    • 2012 · Vehicles built January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer C40LF

    • 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer C40LFR

    • 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer D35LFR

    • 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer D40LF

    • 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer D40LFR

    • 2011 · Vehicles built January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer D60LFR

    • 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer DE35LF

    • 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer DE40LFA

    • 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer DE60LF

    • 2009 · Vehicles built December 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer DE60LFA

    • 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer DE60LFR

    • 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer GE35LFR

    • 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer GE40LF

    • 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer GE40LFR

    • 2009 · Vehicles built December 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer MD30

    • 2015 · Vehicles built January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer XD35

  • New Flyer XD40

  • New Flyer XD60

    • 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer XDE35

  • New Flyer XDE40

  • New Flyer XDE60

    • 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer XE40

    • 2013 · Vehicles built January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer XN35

    • 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • New Flyer XN40

  • New Flyer XN60

    • 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All New Flyer recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V038000.

Defect description

New Flyer Industries, Ltd. (New Flyer) is recalling certain model year 2015 New Flyer MD30, 2012 C35LFR, 2010-2011 D35LFR, NABI 35LFW, 2011 D40LFR, 2010-2012 D60LFR and NABI 31LFW, 2010 C40LF, DE35LF, D40LF, DE40LFA, DE60LFA, GE35LFR and GE40LF, 2009 DE60LF and GE40LFR, 2010-2013 C40LFR, DE60LFR, NABI 416 and NABI 60BRT, 2010-2015 XD35, XDE40, NABI 40LFW and 42BRT, 2011-2015 XD40 and XN40, 2013-2015 XD60, XDE60 and XN35, 2010-2014 XDE35, 2013 XE40, 2012-2015 XN60, equipped with certain Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats. The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.

Safety consequence

If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

New Flyer will notify owners instructing them to inspect their seats for missing welds. Recaro will supply replacement anchorage brackets and cover the labor to replace them if any welds are missing, free of charge. The recall began on February 4, 2016. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-224-6706, or Recaro customer service at 1-800-873-2276. New Flyer's number for this recall is R16-001.

Notes

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 16V038000

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.