NHTSA campaign 18V155000 · New Flyer campaign R18-002
New Flyer Recall 18V-155: Drive Shaft Failure Causing Loss of Drive Power
NHTSA recall 18V155000 (New Flyer campaign R18-002) was reported by New Flyer of America Inc. on March 7, 2018, with 979 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the New Flyer XDE40, New Flyer XDE60 and New Flyer XDE35 for model years 2016–2018. Owners were notified on March 22, 2018, 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 18V155000 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
- 18V155000 (also written 18V-155 or 18V155)
- Filed by
- New Flyer of America Inc.
- New Flyer campaign number
- R18-002
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 979 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Driveline — Driveshaft
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 100% (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 18V155000. 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 XDE35
- 2017 · Vehicles built March 10, 2017 – August 14, 2017 (per NHTSA)
New Flyer XDE40
New Flyer XDE60
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V155000.
Defect description
New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer) is recalling certain 2016-2018 XDE40 and XDE60 and 2017 XDE35 Heavy Duty Urban Transit buses. The plastic end-caps of the drive shaft slip yoke may crack and fail.
Safety consequence
Failure of the drive shaft end-caps would result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
New Flyer will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive shaft slip yoke, replacing any drive shaft that has plastic end-caps on the slip yoke, free of charge. The recall began on March 22, 2018. Owners may contact New Flyer customer service at 1-204-224-6706. New Flyer's number for this recall is R18-002.
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 18V155000
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.