Vehicle report

2021 NEW FLYER XE35

Service bulletins

25 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

ITS61795

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to inspect flooring for ridge/raised area, pull back flooring, add screws and re-apply flooring in between front luggage racks.

251030 Battery email

Other

A consumer notification indicating one of New Flyer's battery suppliers is exiting the market.

TSIB 25-07

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

This Bulletin is being issued due to New Flyer & MCI have received reports that customers are re-torquing high-voltage (HV) connections during preventative maintenance inspections as outlined in the Preventive Maintenance section of the Service or Maintenance manual. This Bulletin reminds operators that the inspection procedure is visual only and does not require retorque unless the witness marks indicate the fasteners have loosened.

ITS61281

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to adjust certain cantilever mounted seats and adjust them to proper height.

TSIB 25-04

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

This Technical Service Information Bulletin has been issued to remind customers that fill pressure must not exceed 25 psi to avoid injury or damage components during filling and deaeration of the ESS Battery Thermal Management System.

ITS61268

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service to update vehicles with ELFA 3 to provide improved BMS response to overcharging and other functional safety mechanisms, more robust detection of failure modes through DTCs, Battery Data Recorder (BDR) capabilities, and streamlined flashing processes.

ITS61250

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service for updating ESS drains, remove internal mechanism, re-install and add duckbill. Remove the ESS breather, extract the internal mechanism, remove the three desiccant bags and reinstall the breather. 6 string buses.

ITS61249

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service for updating ESS drains, remove internal mechanism, re-install and add duckbill. Remove the ESS breather, extract the internal mechanism, remove the three desiccant bags and reinstall the breather. 5 string buses.

ITS61123

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service for updating the battery program on certain ELFA3 buses for Improved BMS response to overcharging and other functional safety mechanisms, more robust detection of failure modes through DTCs, improving Battery Data Recorder (BDR) capabilities, streamlined flashing processes, and logic improvements for better integration with application.

ITS60853

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service 60853 to rework a ground cable for the DC link distribution box.

ITS-60815

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to Service to install upgraded ESS drain valves - 5 string system.

ITS-60823

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service to enhance sealing of overhead charge cables.

ITS60641

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions and PNs to install an improved Battery Thermal Management System fill decal.

ITS60618

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to service for inspecting and correction of power bar clamp.

ITS60598

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Some standard grade electric buses have experienced nuisance tripping of the motor inverter fuse. This ITS provides instructions to upgrade the fuse

ITS-60756

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

On certain buses, mounting rivnuts for securing the ESS and inverter rack may have insufficient crimping. ITS-60756 provides instructions for checking/correcting the rivnut crimping as required.

IST-60523

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

ITS was issued to correct the orientation of HV contactors. Incorrect orientation can lead to premature failure

TSIB 22-08

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

New Flyer has issued Technical Service Information Bulletin (TSIB) 22-08, providing for the application of silicone paste onto overhead charging rails to inhibit water from collecting on the rails

ITS60401

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Technical Instruction describing how to tighten hardware and replace rivets on upper deck cantilever seats where required.

ITS60417

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

This technical instruction describes how to replace dust covers and seal and protect the harnesses associated with the Smart Rider suspension leveling system for 40 foot buses with components installed on both axles.

ITS60418

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

This technical instruction describes how to replace dust covers and seal and protect the harnesses associated with the Smart Rider suspension leveling system for buses with components only installed on the front axle.

ITS60373

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

This Instruction to Service describes how to remove and repalce the circuit breaker for the Valeo coolant pump installed on specifically equipped buses.

ITS60289

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

This Instruction to Service descripes the procedure to retrofit the shims behind anti-sway bar mounting bushings.

ITS59239

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

This instruction to service describes how to inspect specifically equipped vehicles for SDS Window components and function, and how to rework these components if required. The "SDS Window" is a maintenance access panel designed to look like a side window.

ITS59216

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

This technical service instruction describes how to remove and replace SDS Window strike pins and remove additional seals if present. The "SDS Window" is a maintenance access panel designed to look like a side window.

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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