Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 22V845000

Steering: critical fasteners

Nova Bus (US) Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2022-11-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 22V845000

Steering: critical fasteners

Component
Steering: critical fasteners
Manufacturer
Nova Bus (US) Inc.
Vehicles affected
827
Reported to NHTSA
2022-11-15
Owners notified
2022-11-16

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

Missing fasteners may cause a of a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

9 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
NOVA BUS LFS2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
NOVA BUS LFS Artic2021 2020 2019 2018

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.