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Service bulletin BS3531ER2

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 id10085142
Published by NHTSA2016-11-30
Manufacturer's numberBS3531ER2
Manufacturer's date2016-07-12
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

FAILURE OF P-CLAMPS ON THE TRANSMISSION COOLING PIPES MAY FORCE THE PIPE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH STARTER SOLENOID TERMINAL.

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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC2010
NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC2012 to 2013
NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC2016 (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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20V4570002020-08-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
FT54092023-10-29. Service bulletin. A bad connection at the ZF transmission connector may cause the transmission to jerk when shifting or show the fault code 188.
PC1025R22022-01-03. Service bulletin. Radiator leaking coolant
LI4462ER22020-08-05. Service bulletin. Throttle pedal comunication cable may be affected by noise infiltration and Cummins ecu will record code 1242
BS4864E2020-08-05. Service bulletin. Floor damage around the drive shaft access panel
FT47952020-04-13. Service bulletin. TCU Connector missing zip-tie
FT4698R12020-04-13. Service bulletin. Electric Cooling package power cable corrosion
FT4626R12020-04-13. Service bulletin. Electric Cooling package power cable corrosion (superseded by FT4698R1)
LI4569E2020-03-09. Service bulletin. Whenever experiencing multiple random transmission fault codes, it is advisable to inspect the N40216 transmission harness for chafing and, if wiring defects are found, to repair these defects. Note that not all transmission codes are caused by wiring issues
LI4770E2020-03-09. Service bulletin. Whenever experiencing multiple random transmission fault codes, it is advisable to inspect the N40216 transmission harness for chafing and, if wiring defects are found, to repair these defects. Note that not all transmission codes are caused by wiring issues
LI4772E2020-03-09. Service bulletin. Whenever experiencing multiple random transmission fault codes, it is advisable to inspect the N40216 transmission harness for chafing and, if wiring defects are found, to repair these defects. Note that not all transmission codes are caused by wiring issues