Recall · 22V845000
Nova Bus (US) recalled 2 models over steering
Do not drive until repaired. NHTSA issues this where it considers the risk immediate, and it stands until the repair is done.
827
Vehicles covered
2
Models
9
Model years
November 15, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- The defect
- Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova Bus) is recalling certain 2018-2022 LFS and 2018-2021 LFS Artic buses equipped with a Bosch steering gear box. The steering gear box may have an insufficient clamp load, which may allow the mounting plate sub-assembly fasteners to loosen and possibly fall out.
- What it can cause
- Missing fasteners may cause a of a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy has been completed. Nova Bus will inspect and tighten the fasteners as an interim remedy. The permanent remedy, consisting of replacing and tightening new fasteners to increase the clamp load, is expected to be available November 30, 2022, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2022. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova Bus's number for this recall is CR5342.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Nova BusLFS | 2018 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Nova BusLFS Artic | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 827 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 56% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Nova Bus vehicles have been recalled over the steering 2 times before this, most recently in September 2020 as 20V568000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 48 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V573000 (engine and engine cooling), 26V355000 (service brakes, air), 26V300000 (structure), 26V275000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Nova Bus (US) Inc. with NHTSA on November 15, 2022 as campaign 22V845000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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