The defect
Nova Bus is recalling certain model year 2001-2004 LFS buses manufactured January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2004. The affected vehicles have certain air hoses that may have been incorrectly connected to the R14 valve, causing a delay when applying the parking brake.
The risk
A delay in the application of the parking brake may result in the bus rolling forward or rearward a few feet, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nova Bus is confirming that all buses were inspected and repaired. Nova Bus will notify the owner of any unremedied bus and dealers will correct the hose connection, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus' number for this recall is CR3405.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nova Bus Nova LFS | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR
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 Nova LFS | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Nova Bus Nova LFS | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Nova Bus Nova LFS | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Nova Bus Nova LFS | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2015
16 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the parking brake; Nova Bus filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 15V742000 10 Nov 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V699000 23 Oct 2015 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 15V642000 13 Oct 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V479000 30 Jul 2015 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 15V464000 24 Jul 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V289000 18 May 2015 | Autocar, LLC |
| 15V202000 6 Apr 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V113000 27 Feb 2015 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015