Recall · 23V607000
Nova Bus (US) recalled 2 models over electrical system
1,189
Vehicles covered
2
Models
13
Model years
August 31, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- The defect
- Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova) is recalling certain 2017-2023 LFS and 2017-2022 LFS Artic transit buses. The 24-volt power cable and grounded mounting fastener that secures the fuse holder may short circuit.
- What it can cause
- An electrical short circuit can overheat the fuse holder and increase the risk of a fire while driving or parked.
- What the dealer does
- Nova will insect, remove, and clean the fuse holder and cable lugs as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed November 7, 2023. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova's number for this recall is CR5445. This recall replaces and expands recall number 22V-416. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 22V-416 will need to have the new remedy completed.
- 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 | 2017 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Nova BusLFS Artic | 2017 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,189 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 60% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2017 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 6 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Nova Bus vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 11 times before this, most recently in August 2023 as 23V540000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 51 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 August 31, 2023 as campaign 23V607000. 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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