The issue
Certain buses could experience a loss of communication within the bus multiplex network. This could cause the engine to accelerate to full RPM without throttle input by the driver, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Nova Bus will reprogram the vehicles to correct this issue.
Description (français)
Une perte de communication pourrait se produire dans le réseau multiplex de certains autobus et faire en sorte que le moteur accélère à son régime maximal sans que le conducteur appuie sur l'accélérateur. Cela pourrait augmenter les risques d'accident pouvant entraîner des blessures ou des dommages matériels (ou les deux). Mesure corrective : Nova Bus devra reprogrammer les véhicules afin de régler ce problème.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nova Bus LFS ARTIC | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2014 | 0 | 9 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2015 | 0 | 10 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2016 | 0 | 12 |