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Service bulletin FT4997R1

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 id10185039
Published by NHTSA2021-01-05
Manufacturer's numberFT4997R1
Manufacturer's date2020-12-17
NHTSA componentSEATS; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

Passengers seat back cracked inspection

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

Equipment and accessories, Seats

Vehicles listed
NOVA BUS LFS2015, 2016
NOVA BUS LFS2018, 2019
NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC2017, 2018 (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
20261372026-03-24. Seats And Restraints
20260532026-02-10. Seats And Restraints
26V0770002026-02-10. SEATS
24V6570002024-09-09. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
20244992024-09-03. Seats And Restraints
23V7140002023-10-25. SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
20232912023-05-17. Seats And Restraints
22V3230002022-05-11. EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING
20193322019-07-03. Seats And Restraints
19V5110002019-07-02. SEATS

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
FT5499E2023-10-29. Service bulletin. Validation of the previous passenger seat back panel campaign.
FT54632023-09-26. Service bulletin. Failure of camera bracket will cause the camera to swing while bus is in motion.
BS5357E2023-04-03. Service bulletin. Lexan panels cracking at mounting holes. Need to change the attachment of Lexan panels due to apparent cracks.
BS5356E2023-04-03. Service bulletin. Lexan panels cracking at mounting holes. Need to change the attachment of Lexan panels due to apparent cracks.
LI5315E2022-10-27. Service bulletin. On the Thermo King HVAC roof unit, after replacing the actuator N8897109, some customers could see the error code 36.
BS5300E2022-10-03. Service bulletin. HVAC deflectors are breaking at the folded attachment points. The brackets broke right at the bending due to a sharp curve
BS5299E2022-10-03. Service bulletin. HVAC deflectors are breaking at the folded attachment points. The brackets broke right at the bending due to a sharp curve
BS4757E2022-05-05. Service bulletin. Replace the 50 PSI interlock pressure regulator for a 65 PSI interlock pressure regulator
LI5228E2022-05-05. Service bulletin. DEF tank Head Unit GEN4 N8900882 is no longer available in service, it is replace by the new DEF tank Head Unit GEN5 N8910051
BS5210ER12022-04-05. Service bulletin. Horn may fail due to the low internal high heat resistance.