Nova Bus: Seats
Nova Bus reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 5, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 430. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Nova LFS transit buses manufactured from August 10, 2010, through November 5, 2015. The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.
The risk
If the seat belt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Nova will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats for missing welds. If missing welds are found, the seats will be repaired, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2016. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's recall number for this campaign is CR3632.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 4 | 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 16V191000.
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