Recall · 22V902000
Nova Bus (US) recalled 2 models over exterior lighting
519
Vehicles covered
2
Models
16
Model years
December 7, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- The defect
- Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova) is recalling certain 2010-2021 LFS and 2009-2012 LFS Artic transit buses. These vehicles are equipped with non-standard color auxiliary lights which may impair the effectiveness of the standard lighting equipment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamp, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- The colorful lighting may cause confusion by distracting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will remove the non-standard color lights, or replace them with white lights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 31, 2023. Owners may contact Nova's customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova's number for this recall is CR5350/5351.
- 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 | 2010 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Nova BusLFS Artic | 2009 to 2012 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 519 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 51% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2009 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 13 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Nova Bus vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 2 times before this, most recently in May 2022 as 22V323000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 34 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V355000 (service brakes, air), 26V300000 (structure), 26V182000 (seat belts), 26V077000 (seats).
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 December 7, 2022 as campaign 22V902000. 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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