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Service bulletin BS3599ER1

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10083949
Published by NHTSA2016-11-04
Manufacturer's numberBS3599ER1
Manufacturer's date2016-03-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

NHTSA's summary

DISABLING BATTERY MANAGEMENT FEATURE MAY HINDER THE FUNCTIONALITY OF RADIATOR VENTILATION FANS THEREBY CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEAT CODES. ALSO LEADS TO BATTERY OVERCHARGING.

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, Engine, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
NOVA BUS LFS2013 to 2014
NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC2013 to 2014
NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
FT45192019-04-30. Service bulletin. VBEA Reprogramming for Battery replacement due to low voltage
bs3871e2017-08-03. Service bulletin. There is a possibility of battery cable (+ve) chaffing against sharp bracket supporting the ground cable.
BS3871E2016-12-23. Service bulletin. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BATTERY CABLE (+VE) CHAFFING AGAINST SHARP BRACKET SUPPORTING THE GROUND CABLE.