Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1998 Novabus Nfd

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Air › Slack Adjusters99V169000
Filed Jul 1, 1999350 vehiclesNova Bus Incorporated

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.

Risk. BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

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.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19990100Routine
1998 — this page0100Routine

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No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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Most recent recall on file: Jul 1, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.