Vehicle report

2023 NEW FLYER XE40

Service bulletins

28 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.

ITS61748

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions for verifying/correcting torque on front destination sign mounting hardware installed on certain buses.

ITS61622

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to assign new MAC address of the duplicated MAC address identified on few buses. (When two buses are connected, charger management system [CMS] reads their MAC addresses as identical, resulting charge rejection.)

ITS61549

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to change desiccant cartridges, drain air tanks, blow dry air through the system, and check for moisture in brake valves.

ITS61518

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to rework overhead cables by adding a moisture barrier to mitigate water intrusion.

ITS61489

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to update V2 traction inverters with new bootloader.

251030 Battery email

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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.

ITS61379

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions for a PLC update to prevent shifting to neutral when losing wheelchair ramp stowed status.

ITS61281

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

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

ITS61338

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to Service for an update to the HV DC charge box contactors to replace the existing GIGAVAC with new RINCON contactor.

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.

ITS61289

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to update OVHD HV charge box contactors to replace the existing GIGAVAC ones with new RINCON contactors.

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.

ITS61254

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service to incorporate recommended design updates to improve both the function and reliability of the air compressor.

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.

ITS6113

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service for the installation of a lanyard decal for the SDS window on certain XE40 and XHE40 buses.

ITS61089

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Service instruction to verify welds on PEM mounts.

ITS61032

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service for replacing incorrect hardware on "Infotainment" monitors with shorter hardware.

ITS61009

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions to Service for correcting the orientation of the negative contactor in the rear HV fuse box.

ITS60986

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service to rearrange connectors to avoid potential interference.

ITS60888

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service ITS60888 to improve sealing in the S/S HV charge box.

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-60816

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instruction to Service to install enhanced ESS drain valves - 6 string system.

ITS60641

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

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

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

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