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NHTSA campaign 26V151000

2021–2026 NEW Flyer XE35 and 4 other NEW Flyer models: electrical system recall

Unintended acceleration or deceleration can increase the risk of a crash.

critical 1,196 vehicles affected 97% reported repaired

What was reported

Source: manufacturer filing, 49 CFR Part 573
Problem New Flyer of America, Inc. (New Flyer) is recalling certain 2021-2025 XE35, 2021-2026 XE40, 2023-2025 XE60, 2023-2026 XHE40, and 2024-2026 XHE60 transit buses equipped with Accelera ELFA 3 control systems V1 and V2. An inverter software error may cause unintended acceleration or deceleration in certain conditions. Risk Unintended acceleration or deceleration can increase the risk of a crash. Fix New Flyer will update the inverter software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 30, 2026. Owners may contact New Flyer's customer service at 1-800-241-2947.

Reported to NHTSA Mar 13, 2026 by New Flyer of America, Inc, owners notified Apr 30, 2026.

What that means, in plain English

Source: WhichTrim's reading of the filing above — not NHTSA's wording

An inverter software error causing unintended acceleration or deceleration on transit buses removes speed/propulsion control from the driver without warning, which qualifies as a loss of vehicle control at speed.

Written for us by a language model from the manufacturer's filed text, which is quoted in full above. Where the two differ, the filing is the record and this is only our summary of it.

The fix, from the dealer bulletin

Source: NHTSA remedy instructions and dealer notice
Stop-sale Not stated in the dealer documents
Remedy Instructions filed: the dealer bulletin exists

Special tools

  • Item Description Qty. Units Notes 1 711447 SIEMENS PCAN INTERFACE CABLE 1 EA Per SR

Read from NHTSA’s copy of the manufacturer’s dealer documents. The procedure itself is in the bulletin; a franchised dealer has the current copy on the manufacturer’s portal, and that copy governs. Working a lot or a fleet? Recall Watch carries this line on every VIN it checks: remedy status, hours, stop-sale.

Which vehicles are covered

Source: NHTSA campaign 26V151000
Model yearOn WhichTrim
2021 NEW Flyer XE35—
2022 NEW Flyer XE35—
2023 NEW Flyer XE35—
2024 NEW Flyer XE35—
2025 NEW Flyer XE35—
2021 NEW Flyer XE40—
2022 NEW Flyer XE40—
2023 NEW Flyer XE40—
2024 NEW Flyer XE40—
2025 NEW Flyer XE40—
2026 NEW Flyer XE40—
2023 NEW Flyer XE60—
2024 NEW Flyer XE60—
2025 NEW Flyer XE60—
2023 NEW Flyer XHE40—
2024 NEW Flyer XHE40—
2025 NEW Flyer XHE40—
2026 NEW Flyer XHE40—
2024 NEW Flyer XHE60—
2025 NEW Flyer XHE60—
2026 NEW Flyer XHE60—

None of the vehicles this campaign names has a page on WhichTrim: the catalogue covers the cars, trucks and SUVs the EPA certifies from 2016 on, and these vehicles fall outside it — older model years, or motorhomes, trailers, buses, motorcycles and chassis cabs the EPA does not rate. The campaign record above is complete as filed, and whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by its VIN. Other campaigns on vehicles without a page here →

How much of it has been fixed

Source: manufacturer quarterly report, 49 CFR 573.7
Reported repaired 97%

of the campaign

2 quarters into the six-quarter reporting window, and still climbing.

This is the manufacturer's own cumulative count of vehicles it has inspected and repaired, divided by the vehicles the campaign covers. It files that count with NHTSA every quarter for six consecutive quarters, starting from the quarter in which owners were told a remedy was ready, and then the obligation ends — so a figure on an older campaign is where the count stopped, not where it stands today.

It rarely reaches 100%, and not because the work was not done. The same report asks manufacturers to count vehicles they could not reach at all — exported, stolen, scrapped, or simply never located — and those stay in the denominator. A low number means a lot of these vehicles are still out there unrepaired; it does not tell you which ones.

The federal paperwork

Source: nhtsa.gov

Check one specific vehicle

A recall applies to a build range, so year, make and model cannot settle it. Type the VIN and the WhichTrim recall report checks this campaign’s build window and engine against it.

Campaign 26V151000

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR Part 573

Does this recall repair cost anything?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect or a compliance failure at no charge, for vehicles up to 15 years old measured from the date of first sale. A dealer that asks you to pay for a recall repair is in the wrong.

How do I know whether my vehicle is included?

By VIN, not by model year. The manufacturer files a build range with NHTSA and only vehicles inside it are covered, so two identical-looking cars from the same year can differ. NHTSA's own lookup checks a VIN against the manufacturer's list.

What if the repair is not available yet?

It happens, and often. Manufacturers must notify owners when a defect is found even if the parts or the software are not ready, then notify them a second time once the remedy exists. The remedy filed for this campaign is described above.

What did the manufacturer say was wrong?

The problem, risk and fix quoted on this page are the manufacturer's own words as filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573. WhichTrim does not paraphrase them.

Who started this recall?

NHTSA's record credits the manufacturer. A recall can begin with the manufacturer's own testing, with a defect investigation, or with a compliance test against a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.