Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova Bus) is recalling certain 2016-2018, 2020, 2022-2023 LFS and 2019-2020 LFS Artic transit buses. The driver's seat belt tension-reliving device may fail to disengage without manual intervention. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
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Identifiers in this source record
2016 NOVA BUS LFSManufacturer campaign: CR5873Part: N66639-13Part: N66639-082017 NOVA BUS LFS2018 NOVA BUS LFS2020 NOVA BUS LFS2019 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC2020 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC2022 NOVA BUS LFS2023 NOVA BUS LFSVehicle: VIN plus the year, make and model. Car seat or equipment: Manufacturer, model and production date from the label. Tire: Brand, tire line, size and DOT tire identification number.
Read the vehicles identification guideWhy this notice was issued
Failure of the tension-reliving device may prevent the seat belt from properly restraining the driver, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Official action
Nova Bus will remove the seat belt tension-reliving device, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 22, 2026. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus' number for this recall is CR5873. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 23, 2026.
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Read the full official instructionsProduct & source details
- Product
- 2016 NOVA BUS LFS
- Brand or manufacturer
- NOVA BUS
- Source
- NHTSA
- Notice type
- Recall
- Source reference
- 26V182000
- Category
- Vehicles & road safety