ITS61817
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Software update to ABS battery systems to address isolation faults, HV contactor faults, and thermistor issues.
Vehicle report
2024 NEW FLYER XE40
Service bulletins
24 bulletinsTechnical 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.
ITS61724
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Instructions to update the ABS Battery system to the latest software version.
ITS61621
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Instructions to verify the upper shock absorber mount hardware is torqued to spec.
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.
ITS61359
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Instructions to install the RFID and bracket. (This RFID provides additional details/information to the overhead charger being used.)
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
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.
ITS61087
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Instruction to Service to rework OVHD charge cable to prevent water intrusion.
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.
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.
ITS61261
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Instruction to Service to remove battery enclosure, ship to supplier for rework, replace with updated reworked enclosure due to component supplier updates.
ITS61234
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Instruction to Service to update software on buses equipped with ABS ESS assemblies.
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.
ITS-61111
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Instruction to Service for removing ESS assemblies on certain XE40 and XE60 buses to install ground strap and upgrade pre-charge resistor.
ITS61013
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Instruction to Service for updating the EVCC (electric vehicle communication controller) due to a software release from the vendor.
ITS61009
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Instructions to Service for correcting the orientation of the negative contactor in the rear HV fuse box.
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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.