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2008 Nova Bus Nova LFS: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2008 Nova Bus Nova LFS. The newest campaign is 15V077000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Feb 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 15V077000, in the NHTSA record

Nova notified owners, and dealers inspected the buses and correctly routed the battery power feed cable, as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's number for this recall is CR1332.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 1,087 units in total.

  • 15V077000Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables
  • 15V076000Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear
  • 14V380000Service Brakes, Air / Antilock / ABS Warning Light
  • 10V324000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Wheel Speed Sensor/Tone Ring
  • 10V132000Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Radiator Assembly
  • 09V485000Interior Lighting

  1. 15V077000Received . 35 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 LFS transit buses manufactured January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009. A power feed cable in the battery compartment may have been incorrectly routed and clipped. As a result, the battery cable may prematurely wear and short to ground.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A battery cable that shorts to ground increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Nova notified owners, and dealers inspected the buses and correctly routed the battery power feed cable, as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's number for this recall is CR1332.

    Report filed by Nova Bus. Manufacturer campaign number CR1332. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V076000Received . 5 units.

    Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2008 LFS transit buses manufactured January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2008. Surrounding material may interfere with opening of the emergency exit windows, making them more difficult to open. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An emergency exit that is difficult to open may hinder egress in the event of an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Nova has notified owners, and dealers removed any material that restricted the opening of the emergency exit, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's number for this recall is CR1314.

    Report filed by Nova Bus. Manufacturer campaign number CR1314. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 14V380000Received . 796 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Antilock / ABS Warning Light

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nova Bus is recalling certain model year 2004 and 2006-2013 LFS transit buses. Due to a programming error in the vehicle control unit, the ABS malfunction light may not illuminate if the ABS control unit loses power. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the ABS malfunction light does not illuminate if the ABS control unit loses power, the driver would not be aware that the ABS is not functional and that the brakes may unexpectedly lock up under certain conditions when the brakes are applied, increasing the risk of crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Nova Bus will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the instrument cluster, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in late August 2014. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus' number for this recall is CR3200.

    Report filed by Nova Bus. Manufacturer campaign number CR3200. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 10V324000Received . 139 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Wheel Speed Sensor/Tone Ring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nova bus is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 transit buses equipped with atc (automatic traction control) system and v-bea multiplexing system manufactured from april 2, 2007 through june 30, 2010. The atc system may inadvertently activate whenever the parking brake or the brake interlock is applied, since the vehicle's multiplex program did not correctly send the parking brake or interlock signal to the atc system. The atc system could misinterpret this situation as wheel spin, subsequently applying and releasing the applied brakes. The vehicle could then move unexpectedly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The vehicle may move inadvertently even when the parking brake is applied increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will reprogram the system and the engine's ECU free of charge. The safety recall began on july 22, 2010. Owners may contact nova bus at 450-472-6410.

    Report filed by NOVA BUS INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 10V132000Received . 104 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Radiator Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nova bus has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2007-2010 lfs buses equipped with modine roof mounted radiator. The wrong type of o-ring was installed at the locations by the radiator manufacturer, modine. The o-rings must be viton type o-rings.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Deterioration of these o-rings may occur and leaking or seepage of hydraulic oil.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install viton o-rings free of charge. The safety recall began on may 11, 2010. Owners may contact nova bus at 450-472-6410.

    Report filed by NOVA BUS INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number CR1461. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 09V485000Received . 8 units.

    Interior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nova bus is recalling certain model year 2004 through 2009 lfs transit buses equipped with luminator horizon LED side destination signs. The connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short could occur, possibly causing smoke and fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Nova bus will notify owners and luminator will repair the buses free of charge. Please see luminator's defect report 09e-054. The safety recall began on february 26, 2010. Owners may contact luminator at 1-972-516-3033 or nova bus at 1-450-472-6410.

    Report filed by NOVA BUS INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19981
  2. 19991
  3. 20001
  4. 20012
  5. 20022
  6. 20032
  7. 20044
  8. 20052
  9. 20065
  10. 20078
  11. 20086
  12. 200913
  13. 201011
  14. 20114
  15. 20126

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2008 Nova Bus Nova LFS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nova-bus/nova-lfs/2008/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Nova Bus

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Nova Bus Nova LFS?
1,087 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Nova Bus Nova LFS have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the Nova Bus Nova LFS, model years 1998 to 2012. 6 of them name the 2008 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Nova Bus Nova LFS open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.