Orange County Transportation Authority 5501-5599, 5601-5674, 7501-7529

Orange County Transportation Authority 5501-5599, 5601-5674, 7501-7529 are 2006-2007 New Flyer C40LFR buses built in 2006-2008.

All buses in this order excluding 7529 were originally delivered with Cummins Westport C Gas Plus engines, which were replaced in 2013-2016 with ISL G engines. 7529 was delivered with a Cummins Westport ISL G engine, and had its engine replaced with a Near-Zero version in 2017-2018.

Units	Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
5501-5599, 5601-5674, 7501-7528	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed	36: 4ONE Aries	Luminator Horizon
7529	Cummins Westport ISL G NZ	Allison B400R 6 speed	36: 4ONE Aries	Luminator Horizon

Details

Units 5501-5508, 5510-5534, 5540, and 7529 have the old 1996-2004 New Flyer logo on their build plate stickers.
Some units (e.g. 5501-5506, 5508-5511, 5513-5524, 5526, 5528-5529, 5533-5535, 5537-5542, 5544-5545, 5547-5550, 5553, 5557, 5565-5568, 5570-5571, 5574-5580, 5586-5591, 5596-5599, 5601-5605, 5610, 5613, 5615, 5618, 5621-5623, 5625, 5627, 5629, 5637, 5642, 5645, 5653, 5661-5663, 5673, 7501-7504, 7506-7508, 7512-7514, 7517, 7522, and 7524) have been repainted in the blue OC Bus paint scheme or retained the original two-stripe paint scheme with OC Bus decals given.
All units were operated in-house at the time of delivery. Some units started becoming contracted by MV Transportation and later on by First Transit in 2015. As of 2019, units 5501-5553, and 5565-5571 are currently operated in-house at Santa Ana base; all other units are contracted to First Transit at the Anaheim and Sand Canyon bases.
Replaced remaining 1980 GMC RTS-03 buses, some 1989 Gillig Phantoms, and most 1990 New Flyer D40 non-suburban buses.

5501-5564

Fleet Number	Year	VIN	License Plate	Status/Disposal	Notes
5501	September 2006	5FYC5FP166C030546	1198924	Active	Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. The interior grab bars on this bus were originally painted yellow. This bus was leased to Valley Metro circa 2008.
5502	March 2007	5FYC5FP167C031312	1198926	Retired March 2020	Last ran in service on February 5, 2020. Its fate is currently unknown.
5503	April 2007	5FYC5FP187C031313	1199218	Active	First known unit to be retrofitted with a driver's barrier in May 2019.
5504	April 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C031314	1199216	Active
5505	April 2007	5FYC5FP117C031315	1198943	Retired March 2020	Last ran in service on February 9, 2020. Its fate is currently unknown.
5506	April 2007	5FYC5FP167C031316	1199224	Retired March 2020	Last ran in service on February 8, 2020. Its fate is currently unknown. First unit to be used on the new route 862 on October 13, 2019.
5507	April 2007	5FYC5FP157C031317	1199226	Active	Retrofitted with a 4ONE Q-Pods wheelchair securement system, with 34 seats. Its repowered engine was swapped with an ISL G likely from a NABI Metro 45C circa 2017-2018. It was later given its EPA 2013 engine back in 2019. Wheelchair securement areas have 3 seats instead of the typical 4 found on other units.
5508	April 2007	5FYC5FP177C031318	1199206	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5509	April 2007	5FYC5FP197C031319	1199223	Active	Involved in a minor crash in Anaheim on February 9, 2020.
5510	May 2007	5FYC5FP157C031320	1199217	Active
5511	May 2007	5FYC5FP177C031321	1199210	Active
5512	May 2007	5FYC5FP197C031322	1199198	Active	Involved in a minor vehicle accident on May 31, 2019.
5513	May 2007	5FYC5FP107C031323	1198925	Active
5514	May 2007	5FYC5FP127C031324	1296052	Active
5515	May 2007	5FYC5FP147C031325	1199214	Active	Retrofitted with LED interior lighting
5516	May 2007	5FYC5FP167C031326	1199209	Active	Retrofitted with LED interior lighting
5517	May 2007	5FYC5FP187C031327	1199203	Active	Its original Luminator rear sign was replaced with a 2012-2017 variant of the Luminator rear sign.
5518	May 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C031328	1199213	Active
5519	May 2007	5FYC5FP117C031329	1199212	Active
5520	May 2007	5FYC5FP187C031330	1198936	Active
5521	May 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C031331	1199211	Active
5522	May 2007	5FYC5FP117C031332	1198935	Active
5523	May 2007	5FYC5FP137C031333	1199204	Active
5524	May 2007	5FYC5FP157C031334	1296059	Active
5525	May 2007	5FYC5FP177C031335	1198941	Active	One of the first units to be repowered in 2013. Repowered engine is assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine.
5526	May 2007	5FYC5FP197C031336	1198940	Active	Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel in 2019. Repowered engine is likely assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine.
5527	May 2007	5FYC5FP107C031337	1198939	Active	Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel. Repowered engine is likely assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine.
5528	May 2007	5FYC5FP127C031338	1198938	Active	Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. Repowered engine is likely assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine.
5529	May 2007	5FYC5FP147C031339	1198942	Active	Tested a Hanover Monochrome LED sign in 2015; it later received its original Luminator LED sign back likely when it was repainted.
5530	May 2007	5FYC5FP107C031340	1198944	Active
5531	May 2007	5FYC5FP127C031341	1199008	Active
5532	May 2007	5FYC5FP147C031342	1198950	Active
5533	June 2007	5FYC5FP167C031343	1198993	Active
5534	June 2007	5FYC5FP187C031344	1198979	Active
5535	June 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C031345	1198951	Active	Involved in an accident with another vehicle on January 17, 2020
5536	June 2007	5FYC5FP117C031346	1199208	Active
5537	June 2007	5FYC5FP137C031347	1199231	Active	Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. Its original Luminator rear sign was replaced with a 2012-2017 variant of the Luminator rear sign. Repowered engine is likely assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine.
5538	June 2007	5FYC5FP157C031348	1198978	Active	Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. Repowered engine is likely assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine.
5539	June 2007	5FYC5FP177C031349	1198980	Active
5540	May 2007	5FYC5FP137C031350	1199009	Active
5541	June 2007	5FYC5FP157C031351	1198981	Active
5542	June 2007	5FYC5FP177C031352	1198982	Active
5543	June 2007	5FYC5FP197C031353	1199088	Active
5544	June 2007	5FYC5FP107C031354	1198983	Active	Involved in a minor vehicle accident on August 30, 2019.
5545	June 2007	5FYC5FP127C031355	1199199	Active
5546	June 2007	5FYC5FP147C031356	1199191	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5547	June 2007	5FYC5FP167C031357	1199006	Active	Involved in a minor crash in Garden Grove on January 2, 2020. Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5548	June 2007	5FYC5FP187C031358	1199010	Active
5549	June 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C031359	1199002	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5550	June 2007	5FYC5FP167C031360	1199015	Active
5551	June 2007	5FYC5FP187C031361	1199005	Active	Repainted into the Bravo paint scheme in March 2019 for use on Bravo routes 529, 543, and 560.
5552	June 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C031362	1199011	Active	Repainted into the Bravo paint scheme in late February 2019 for use on Bravo routes 529, 543, and 560.
5553	June 2007	5FYC5FP117C031363	1199196	Active
5554	July 2007	5FYC5FP137C031364	1199200	Active
5555	July 2007	5FYC5FP157C031365	1199233	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5556	July 2007	5FYC5FP177C031366	1199205	Active
5557	July 2007	5FYC5FP197C031367	1199012	Active
5558	July 2007	5FYC5FP107C031368	1199004	Active
5559	July 2007	5FYC5FP127C031369	1199007	Active
5560	July 2007	5FYC5FP197C031370	1199013	Active
5561	July 2007	5FYC5FP107C031371	1199019	Active
5562	July 2007	5FYC5FP127C031372	1199003	Active
5563	July 2007	5FYC5FP147C031373	1199020	Active
5564	July 2007	5FYC5FP167C031374	1199014	Active

5565-5599

Fleet Number	Year	VIN	License Plate	Status/Disposal	Notes
5565	July 2007	5FYC5FP167C032164	1199197	Active
5566	July 2007	5FYC5FP177C032165	1199195	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5567	July 2007	5FYC5FP147C032166	1199207	Active
5568	July 2007	5FYC5FP167C032167	1199175	Active
5569	July 2007	5FYC5FP187C032168	1199044	Active
5570	July 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C032169	1199192	Active	Involved in a minor vehicle accident on February 18, 2018.
5571	July 2007	5FYC5FP167C032170	1199021	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5572	July 2007	5FYC5FP187C032171	1199064	Active
5573	July 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C032172	1199177	Active
5574	July 2007	5FYC5FP117C032173	1199179	Active
5575	July 2007	5FYC5FP137C032174	1199181	Active
5576	July 2007	5FYC5FP157C032175	1199169	Active
5577	August 2007	5FYC5FP177C032176	1199174	Active
5578	August 2007	5FYC5FP197C032177	1199190	Active	Tested a blue and orange OC Bus paint scheme in 2015; it was later repainted into the original two-stripe paint scheme with OC Bus decals.
5579	August 2007	5FYC5FP107C032178	1199022	Active
5580	August 2007	5FYC5FP127C032179	1199201	Active	First known unit to be repainted with OC Bus decals.
5581	August 2007	5FYC5FP197C032180	1308274 (prev. 1199194)	Active
5582	August 2007	5FYC5FP107C032181	1199024	Active
5583	August 2007	5FYC5FP127C032182	1199025	Active
5584	August 2007	5FYC5FP147C032183	1199172	Active
5585	August 2007	5FYC5FP167C032184	1199176	Active
5586	August 2007	5FYC5FP187C032185	1199026	Active
5587	August 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C032186	1199027	Active
5588	August 2007	5FYC5FP117C032187	1199028	Active
5589	August 2007	5FYC5FP137C032188	1199023	Active
5590	August 2007	5FYC5FP157C032189	1199036	Active
5591	August 2007	5FYC5FP117C032190	1199180	Active
5592	August 2007	5FYC5FP137C032191	1199182	Active
5593	August 2007	5FYC5FP157C032192	1199034	Active	Involved in a minor rear end accident in October 2019. This bus has been repaired and is currently in service.
5594	August 2007	5FYC5FP177C032193	1199035	Active
5595	August 2007	5FYC5FP197C032194	1199039	Active
5596	August 2007	5FYC5FP107C032195	1199038	Active
5597	September 2007	5FYC5FP127C032196	1199040	Active	Found on various official OCTA media publications (e.g. bus books, handouts, pamphlets, photographs, posters, adverts, etc.) Tested a blue and white OC Bus paint scheme in 2015; it later became the new official paint scheme for the OCTA, found on all subsequent bus orders after 2015 and used on the existing OCTA fleet.
5598	September 2007	5FYC5FP147C032197	1199041	Active
5599	September 2007	5FYC5FP167C032198	1199089	Active

5601-5674

Fleet Number	Year	VIN	License Plate	Status/Disposal	Notes
5601	September 2007	5FYC5FP187C032199	1199033	Active
5602	September 2007	5FYC5FP107C032200	1199037	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5603	September 2007	5FYC5FP127C032201	1199045	Active
5604	September 2007	5FYC5FP147C032202	1199046	Active
5605	September 2007	5FYC5FP167C032203	1199043	Active
5606	September 2007	5FYC5FP187C032204	1199161	Active
5607	September 2007	5FYC5FPX17C032205	1199171	Active
5608	September 2007	5FYC5FP117C032206	1199042	Active
5609	September 2007	5FYC5FP137C032207	1199065	Active
5610	September 2007	5FYC5FP157C032208	1199173	Active	Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. Repowered engine is likely assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine.
5611 (1st)	2007	5FYC5FP117C032209		Retired	Replaced by a new 5611 (serial 7C034886) built in 2008.
5611 (2nd)	November 2008	5FYC5FP147C034886	1306063	Active	Assumed to be the last EPA 2004 compliant New Flyer bus with a Cummins Westport C Gas Plus ever built. Assumed replacement for the original 5611 (serial 7C032209). Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. Repowered engine is likely assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine. Fitted with the rounded windshield edges found on 2008 and later model year New Flyer LFR buses.
5612	October 2007	5FYC5FP137C032210	1199054	Active	One of the first units to be repowered in 2013. Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. Repowered engine is likely assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine.
5613	October 2007	5FYC5FP157C032211	1199058	Active	Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans. Repowered engine is likely assumed to be an EPA 2010 ISL G engine.
5614	October 2007	5FYC5FP177C032212	1199193	Active
5615	October 2007	5FYC5FP197C032213	1199056	Active
5616	October 2007	5FYC5FP107C032214	1199068	Active
5617	October 2007	5FYC5FP127C032215	1199055	Active
5618	October 2007	5FYC5FP147C032216	1199057	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5619	October 2007	5FYC5FP167C032217	1199067	Active
5620	October 2007	5FYC5FP187C032218	1199184	Active
5621	October 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C032219	1199079	Active
5622	October 2007	5FYC5FP167C032220	1199075	Active
5623	October 2007	5FYC5FP187C032221	1199073	Active
5624	October 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C032222	1199074	Active
5625	October 2007	5FYC5FP117C032223	1199160	Active
5626	October 2007	5FYC5FP137C032224	1199080	Active
5627	November 2007	5FYC5FP157C032225	1199076	Active
5628	November 2007	5FYC5FP177C032226	1199082	Active
5629	November 2007	5FYC5FP197C032227	1199139	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5630	November 2007	5FYC5FP107C032228	1199081	Active
5631	November 2007	5FYC5FP127C032229	1199077	Active
5632	November 2007	5FYC5FP197C032230	1199078	Active
5633	November 2007	5FYC5FP107C032231	1199178	Active	Interior farebox light is powered by a halogen bulb instead of LEDs found on other units.
5634	November 2007	5FYC5FP127C032232	1199086	Active
5635	November 2007	5FYC5FP147C032233	1199085	Active
5636	November 2007	5FYC5FP167C032234	1199092	Active
5637	November 2007	5FYC5FP187C032235	1199093	Active
5638	November 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C032236	1199117	Active
5639	November 2007	5FYC5FP117C032237	1199183	Active	Retrofitted with electric engine cooling fans.
5640	November 2007	5FYC5FP137C032238	1199094	Active
5641	November 2007	5FYC5FP157C032239	1199095	Active
5642	November 2007	5FYC5FP117C032240	1199096	Active
5643	November 2007	5FYC5FP137C032241	1199118	Active
5644	November 2007	5FYC5FP157C032242	1199097	Active
5645	December 2007	5FYC5FP177C032243	1199123	Active
5646	December 2007	5FYC5FP197C032244	1199126	Active
5647	January 2008	5FYC5FP107C032245	1199138	Active
5648	January 2008	5FYC5FP127C032246	1199137	Active
5649	January 2008	5FYC5FP147C032247	1199145	Active
5650	January 2008	5FYC5FP167C032248	1199146	Active
5651	November 2007	5FYC5FP187C032249	1199098	Active
5652	January 2008	5FYC5FP147C032250	1199156	Active
5653	November 2007	5FYC5FP167C032251	1199099	Active
5654	November 2007	5FYC5FP187C032252	1199091	Active
5655	November 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C032253	1199100	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
5656	November 2007	5FYC5FP117C032254	1199101	Active
5657	November 2007	5FYC5FP137C032255	1199102	Active	Involved in a minor accident on March 14, 2019. It reentered service shortly afterwards by March 22, 2019.
5658	November 2007	5FYC5FP157C032256	1199103	Active	Involved in a minor crash in Anaheim on September 17, 2018.
5659	November 2007	5FYC5FP177C032257	1199104	Active	Involved in a minor crash at Fountain Valley on September 11, 2019.
5660	November 2007	5FYC5FP197C032258	1199105	Active
5661	November 2007	5FYC5FP107C032259	1199090	Active
5662	November 2007	5FYC5FP177C032260	1199108	Active
5663	November 2007	5FYC5FP197C032261	1199107	Active
5664	December 2007	5FYC5FP107C032262	1199109	Active
5665	December 2007	5FYC5FP127C032263	1199106	Active
5666	December 2007	5FYC5FP147C032264	1199110	Active
5667	December 2007	5FYC5FP167C032265	1199111	Active
5668	December 2007	5FYC5FP187C032266	1199112	Active
5669	December 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C032267	1199130	Active
5670	December 2007	5FYC5FP117C032268	1199189	Active
5671	December 2007	5FYC5FP137C032269	1199131	Active
5672	December 2007	5FYC5FP1X7C032270	1199113	Active
5673	December 2007	5FYC5FP117C032271	1199132	Active
5674	December 2007	5FYC5FP137C032272	1199129	Active

7501-7529

Fleet Number	Year	VIN	License Plate	Status/Disposal	Notes
7501	December 2007	5FYC5FP157C032273	1199133	Active
7502	January 2008	5FYC5FP177C032274	1199134	Active
7503	January 2008	5FYC5FP197C032275	1199142	Active
7504	January 2008	5FYC5FP107C032276	1199135	Active
7505	January 2008	5FYC5FP127C032277	1199136	Active	Involved in a minor accident with another vehicle on March 19, 2019.
7506	January 2008	5FYC5FP147C032278	1199141	Active
7507	January 2008	5FYC5FP167C032279	1199143	Active
7508	January 2008	5FYC5FP127C032280	1199140	Active
7509	January 2008	5FYC5FP147C032281	1199144	Active
7510	January 2008	5FYC5FP167C032282	1199153	Active
7511	January 2008	5FYC5FP187C032283	1199157	Active
7512	January 2008	5FYC5FP1X7C032284	1199150	Active
7513	January 2008	5FYC5FP117C032285	1199148	Active	Originally painted in an all-white OCTA 'millennium look' paint scheme.
7514	January 2008	5FYC5FP137C032286	1199152	Active	Originally painted in an all-white OCTA 'millennium look' paint scheme.
7515	January 2008	5FYC5FP157C032287	1199155	Active	Only unit to remain in its original all-white OCTA 'millennium look' paint scheme.
7516	January 2008	5FYC5FP177C032288	1199151	Active
7517	January 2008	5FYC5FP197C032289	1199154	Active
7518	January 2008	5FYC5FP137C032290	1199158	Active
7519	January 2008	5FYC5FP177C032291	1199159	Active
7520	January 2008	5FYC5FP197C032292	1199149	Active
7521	January 2008	5FYC5FP107C032293	1199147	Active
7522	January 2008	5FYC5FP127C032294	1199163	Active
7523	January 2008	5FYC5FP147C032295	1199166	Active	Its original transmission panel was replaced with the current 5th generation Allison Transmission panel.
7524	January 2008	5FYC5FP167C032296	1199164	Active
7525	January 2008	5FYC5FP187C032297	1199165	Active	Involved in an accident with another vehicle on September 30, 2018.
7526	January 2008	5FYC5FP1X7C032298	1199170	Active
7527	January 2008	5FYC5FP117C032299	1199167	Active
7528	January 2008	5FYC5FP137C032300	1199232	Active
7529	May 2007	5FYC5FB167C031723	1296122	Active	One of the very first New Flyer buses delivered with a Cummins Westport ISL G engine. Its builder's plate sticker has the old 1996-2004 New Flyer logo.