Defect: Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova Bus) is recalling certain 1997-2002, 2005-2024 LFS, 2009-2014, and 2016 - 2024 LFS Artic transit buses. The low brake air pressure warning light may fail to illuminate when the engine is off. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems." (excerpt)
Consequence: A low brake air pressure warning light that fails to illuminate when the engine is off will not alert the driver to a low brake pressure condition, increasing the risk of a crash if the parking brake is disengaged before starting the engine. (excerpt)
Remedy: Nova Bus will update the firmware, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed by July 17, 2026. Owners will receive another notice once remedy becomes available. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus' number for this recall is CR5918. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
11 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
4
EQUIPMENT
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1
SEATS
1
STEERING
1
10206972
Date: 2022-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR.
installation of new pressure regulator for retarder interlock. Obsolete part replacement
10202866
Date: 2021-10-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR.
Installation of new pressure regulator for interlock retarder. Obsolete part replacement.
10202876
Date: 2021-10-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR.
Installation of new pressure regulator for interlock retarder. Obsolete part replacement
10188161
Date: 2021-02-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.
Information about the engine coolant. Coolant types should not be mixed in the engine.
10186511
Date: 2021-01-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Recommendations on the disinfection of vehicles as well as products and precautions to be taken.
The auxiliary heater fuel filter is now obsolete. The fuel filter and its support will have to be replaced at its next maintenance.
10116301
Date: 2016-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
The wiper motor cannot be stopped by the driver.
10109926
Date: 2015-06-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEATS, STEERING.
Moisture may accumulate in the space under the driver's seat and cause corrosion of the power steering hydraulic fittings and piping.
10109975
Date: 2014-08-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER.
Structural stress may cause crack on hydraulic tank's support N54479 and N54299
10117817
Date: 2014-07-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
A new radius rod bolt torque is now in effect.
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.