Service bulletin BS3969E
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10110010 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-08-03 |
| Manufacturer's number | BS3969E |
| Manufacturer's date | 2017-04-25 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE |
NHTSA's summary
Dust intrusion in baselights area through the structure vertical tubes (60' bus)
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Body and frame
| NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | 2012 to 2014 |
|---|---|
| NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | 2015, 2016 (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.
| 2026228 | 2026-05-12. Structure |
|---|---|
| 2025080 | 2025-02-17. Structure |
| 2020271 | 2020-06-17. Structure |
| 20V354000 | 2020-06-15. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| 2017240 | 2017-05-03. Structure |
| 15V735000 | 2015-11-05. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| BS5467E | 2023-10-17. Service bulletin. Potential presence of a gap may cause frame crack. Only to perform during a frame crack repair process near front bolt of joint #2. |
|---|---|
| BS3667ER2 | 2020-10-02. Service bulletin. Vertical beam might crack above front door, second post capping. Weld stiffening plates. |
| FT4944 | 2020-09-01. Service bulletin. bolts in the rear canopy (under the radiator) are getting loose. The Canopy grid can not fall off the bus due to locking pins . |
| FT4869 | 2020-08-06. Service bulletin. Coolant surge tank cover may rub on hose and clamps. |
| BS4864E | 2020-08-05. Service bulletin. Floor damage around the drive shaft access panel |
| FT4644 | 2020-04-13. Service bulletin. Body corner panel shows cracks |
| FT4581 | 2019-08-19. Service bulletin. Door mirror bracket loose destination sign panel cracking |
| FT4623 | 2019-07-08. Service bulletin. Watch Your Step Decal Peeling |
| FT4451R1 | 2019-07-08. Service bulletin. Paint peeling on all panels made of N64030-28 |
| FT4532 | 2019-05-13. Service bulletin. Compartment Door Corrosion |