The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 40 FOOT TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR REAR CAM BRAKES AND HALDEX AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS AND SOLD TO NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. THE SLACK ADJUSTERS CAN CRACK.
The risk
BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
OWNERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPLACE THE CURB-SIDE SLACK ADJUSTERS EVERY 3,000 MILES. NOVABUS WILL REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR THROUGH THEIR STANDARD WARRANTY CLAIM PROCEDURES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Novabus NFD | 1998, 1999 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novabus NFD | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Novabus NFD | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1999
18 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the service brakes, air; NOVA BUS INCORPORATED filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 99V352000 14 Dec 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 99V350000 14 Dec 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 99V351000 14 Dec 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 99V082002 9 Dec 1999 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 99V082001 30 Nov 1999 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 99V331000 23 Nov 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 99V285000 20 Oct 1999 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V281000 5 Oct 1999 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999