NHTSA campaign 25V898000
New Flyer Recall 25V-898: ABS and ESC May Fail Without Warning Lights Illuminating/FMVSS 121, 136
NHTSA recall 25V898000 was reported by New Flyer of America, Inc. on December 19, 2025, with 6,673 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the New Flyer XDE40, New Flyer XD40, New Flyer XE40 and more for model years 2013–2026. Owners were notified on February 17, 2026, 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 25V898000 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
- 25V898000 (also written 25V-898 or 25V898)
- Filed by
- New Flyer of America, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6,673 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
Repair completion: 35.22% (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 25V898000. 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 XD35
New Flyer XD40
New Flyer XD60
New Flyer XDE35
New Flyer XDE40
New Flyer XDE60
New Flyer XE35
New Flyer XE40
New Flyer XE60
New Flyer XHE40
New Flyer XHE60
New Flyer XN35
New Flyer XN40
New Flyer XN60
- 2014 · Vehicles built February 2, 2015 – June 5, 2015 (per NHTSA)
- 2016 · Vehicles built June 3, 2016 – October 7, 2016 (per NHTSA)
- 2018 · Vehicles built starting February 2, 2018 (per NHTSA)
- 2019, 2020
- 2021 · Vehicles built through November 12, 2021 (per NHTSA)
- 2023 · Vehicles built May 5, 2023 – December 1, 2023 (per NHTSA)
- 2025 · Vehicles built March 7, 2025 – November 7, 2025 (per NHTSA)
New Flyer XT40
New Flyer XT60
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V898000.
Defect description
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."
Safety consequence
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.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V898000
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.