Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V077000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables

Nova Bus filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-02-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V077000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables

Component
Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables
Manufacturer
Nova Bus
Vehicles affected
35
Reported to NHTSA
2015-02-09
Owners notified
2015-04-10

Defect description

Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 LFS transit buses manufactured January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009. A power feed cable in the battery compartment may have been incorrectly routed and clipped. As a result, the battery cable may prematurely wear and short to ground.

Safety risk

A battery cable that shorts to ground increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Nova notified owners, and dealers inspected the buses and correctly routed the battery power feed cable, as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's number for this recall is CR1332.

Notes

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.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
NOVA BUS Nova LFS2009 2008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.