Recall Register

Vehicles

Novabus

1 model line · 6 recall campaigns · 0 complaints · 0 investigations · reports filed by NOVA BUS INCORPORATED

Novabus has 1 model line on NHTSA's register (model years 1994–2001), with 6 recall campaigns and 0 consumer complaints.

Campaigns were most numerous in 2001 (3). The RTS line has the most complaints, 0 over 8 model years.

Comparisons here are between Novabus model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model lines

Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Novabus only.

Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsPer model yearMost-reported component
RTS8600.0

Campaigns by year

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25
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming Novabus vehicles, by year the report was received.

Complaints by year

26
Complaints about Novabus vehicles by year received.

Questions and answers

How many recalls has Novabus had?

6 NHTSA recall campaigns name Novabus vehicles (model years 1994–2001). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 4,020, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.

Which Novabus model line has the most complaints?

RTS: 0 complaints over 8 model years (0.0 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.

What components are reported most for Novabus?

No complaints are in the file.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.