Nova Bus (US) Inc.: Seat Belts › Front
Nova Bus (US) Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 5, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,570. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova) is recalling certain 2010-2020 LFS Artic and 2012-2024 LFS vehicles. The driver's seat belt may not retract properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
A seat belt that does not retract properly may result in a loose seat belt, which can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
The remedy
Nova Bus will install additional seat stoppers to the driver's rear partition, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 4, 2025. Nova's number for this recall is CR5635. This recall expands and replaces previous recall number 23V-350. Vehicles that were previously recalled under 23V-350 will need to have the new remedy completed.
24 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Nova Bus LFS | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Nova Bus LFS | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Nova Bus LFS Artic | 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 24V647000.
Full record for the 2024 Nova Bus LFS → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →