The defect
Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Nova LFS and 2013-2015 LFS Artic transit buses. The affected vehicles are equipped with an optical sensor for the passenger counter system whose location may result in a passenger's arm being pinched between the passenger counter housing and the door.
The risk
A passenger could be injured if their arm is caught in the door.
The remedy
Nova will notify owners, and dealers will install a longer protective cover over the passenger counter system and add a warning label, free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2015. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova's numbers for this recall are CR3492 and CR3493.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nova Bus LFS | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Nova Bus Nova LFS | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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 | 2013 | 0 | 16 |
| Nova Bus LFS | 2014 | 0 | 14 |
| Nova Bus LFS | 2015 | 0 | 14 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2014 | 0 | 9 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2015 | 0 | 10 |
| Nova Bus Nova LFS | 2010 | 0 | 11 |
| Nova Bus Nova LFS | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Nova Bus Nova LFS | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
Other structure recalls in 2015
50 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the structure; Nova Bus filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 15V873000 23 Dec 2015 | H&H Trailers, LLC |
| 15V866000 22 Dec 2015 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| 15V842000 15 Dec 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 15V839000 14 Dec 2015 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 15V826000 9 Dec 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V825000 8 Dec 2015 | Strick Trailers, LLC |
| 15V797000 25 Nov 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V781000 23 Nov 2015 | Strick Trailers, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015