The defect
Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain 2016 Nova LFS Artic transit buses. In the event of a loss of communication within the bus' multiplex network, the computer may command full throttle application, without input from the driver.
The risk
Unintentional, full throttle application may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nova has notified owners, and dealers have reprogrammed the buses, free of charge. The recall began on April 28, 2017. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's recall number for this campaign is CR4041.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2016 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 | 2016 | 0 | 12 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2017
5 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the vehicle speed control; Nova Bus filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 17V568000 14 Sept 2017 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 17V367000 5 Jun 2017 | Vactor Manufacturing |
| 17V324000 17 May 2017 | Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| 17V242000 10 Apr 2017 | Duruxx LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017