Recall · 24V203000
Nova Bus (US) recalled 2 models over electrical system
608
Vehicles covered
2
Models
5
Model years
March 17, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- The defect
- Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova) is recalling certain 2021-2022 LFS Artic and 2021-2023 LFS buses. The alternator power cable nut may not have been tightened properly.
- What it can cause
- A loose nut can cause electrical arcing, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Nova will inspect and tighten the power cable nut as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova's number for this recall is CR5570.
- 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 Bus LFS | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 608 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 53% of the 17,599 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 476. It covers model years 2021 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Nova Bus vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 13 times before this, most recently in March 2024 as 24V174000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 46 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V712000 (fuel system, diesel), 26V624000 (equipment), 26V573000 (engine and engine cooling), 26V355000 (service brakes, air).
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 March 17, 2024 as campaign 24V203000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2024-03-17.
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