The defect
Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova Bus) is recalling certain 2019-2021 LFS and 2019-2022 LFS Artic buses. The radiator fan's electrical fuse holder may experience excessive corrosion which can result in an electrical short.
The risk
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Nova Bus will provide the remedy parts and service document instructions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 29, 2022. Owners may contact Nova Bus' customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova Bus' number for this recall is CR5259.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nova Bus LFS | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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 | 2019 | 0 | 22 |
| Nova Bus LFS | 2020 | 0 | 21 |
| Nova Bus LFS | 2021 | 0 | 23 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2019 | 0 | 17 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2020 | 0 | 15 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2021 | 0 | 11 |
| Nova Bus LFS Artic | 2022 | 0 | 9 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2022
115 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the electrical system; Nova Bus (US) Inc. filed 55 campaigns in all.
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| 22V926000 14 Dec 2022 | Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. |
| 22V924000 13 Dec 2022 | Easymile Inc. |
| 22V922000 13 Dec 2022 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 22V913000 9 Dec 2022 | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022