Nova Bus Incorporated: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Other Fuel Types › Turbo/Supercharger
Nova Bus Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 1, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 900. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50 ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WILL NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO ACTIVATE THE EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR.
The risk
ENGINE MALFUNCTION COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO ENGINE AND VEHICLE DAMAGE AND POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
NOVABUS IS WORKING WITH DETROIT DIESEL TO REPROGRAM THE ENGINES (PLEASE SEE 05E050). THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 26, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-313-592-3708 OR NOVABUS AT 1-450-472-6410.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Nova Bus Nova RTS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Novabus RTS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Novabus RTS | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Novabus RTS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Novabus RTS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Novabus RTS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Novabus RTS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Novabus RTS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Novabus RTS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 07V029000.
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