NHTSA safety recall

Recall 25V542000

Structure › Emergency › Escape/egress/exit — New Flyer · reported 22 Aug 2025 · 2,354 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

New Flyer of America, Inc. (New Flyer) is recalling certain 2012-2025 Xcelsior buses. The buses may have been built without enough emergency exits or the exits may be in an incorrect location. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

The risk

An insufficient number, or incorrectly located, of emergency exits can prevent or delay passengers from exiting during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.

The fix

New Flyer will mail instructions and necessary parts to add additional emergency egress windows, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 8, 2025. Owners may contact New Flyer's customer service at 1-800-241-2947.

NHTSA campaign
25V542000
Filed by
New Flyer Of America, Inc.
Report received
22 Aug 2025
Owners notified
8 Oct 2025
Potentially affected
2,354

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2012 New Flyer Xcelsior 2013 New Flyer Xcelsior 2014 New Flyer Xcelsior 2015 New Flyer Xcelsior 2016 New Flyer Xcelsior 2017 New Flyer Xcelsior 2018 New Flyer Xcelsior 2019 New Flyer Xcelsior 2020 New Flyer Xcelsior 2021 New Flyer Xcelsior 2022 New Flyer Xcelsior 2023 New Flyer Xcelsior 2024 New Flyer Xcelsior 2025 New Flyer Xcelsior

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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