# Service bulletin BS5301E

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: 10222268
- Published by NHTSA: 2022\-10\-03
- Manufacturer's number: BS5301E
- Manufacturer's date: 2022\-09\-29
- NHTSA component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT

## NHTSA's summary

HVAC deflectors are breaking at the folded attachment points. The brackets broke right at the bending due to a sharp curve

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10222268-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10222268-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Equipment and accessories, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

## Vehicles listed

- 2021 NOVA BUS LFS

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [26V300000](/recalls/nhtsa/26V300000.md), 2026-05-12: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DOOR
- [2024506](/recalls/tc/2024506.md), 2024-09-09: Heater And Defroster
- [24V657000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V657000.md), 2024-09-09: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
- [24V564000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V564000.md), 2024-07-26: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
- [2024396](/recalls/tc/2024396.md), 2024-07-08: Visual System
- [23V763000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V763000.md), 2023-11-11: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
- [2023271](/recalls/tc/2023271.md), 2023-05-05: Visual System

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [BS5495E](/bulletins/10250590.md), 2024-02-24, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; VISIBILITY. HVAC coolant pipe leaks from various solder locations.
- [FT5455](/bulletins/10242849.md), 2023-09-26, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY. Brass fitting \(N79131\) leaks found at BL2 and BL4 two\-way valve, repairs were performed not per AVT0029.
- [FT5385](/bulletins/10233276.md), 2023-04-03, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; SEATS. American seating lower bracket hardware missing. Seating lower bracket hardware is missing due to insufficient torque and sealant.
- [FT5391](/bulletins/10233275.md), 2023-04-03, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; SEATS. American seating lower bracket hardware missing. Seating lower bracket hardware is missing due to insufficient torque and sealant.
- [FT5386](/bulletins/10233273.md), 2023-04-03, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Loose fuel tank due to improperly torqued hardware and missing hardware.
- [BS5356E](/bulletins/10233269.md), 2023-04-03, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. Lexan panels cracking at mounting holes. Need to change the attachment of Lexan panels due to apparent cracks.
- [FT5348](/bulletins/10232067.md), 2023-02-24, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. Wheelchair ramp deploy switch hardware loose.
- [LI5315E](/bulletins/10224817.md), 2022-10-27, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. On the Thermo King HVAC roof unit, after replacing the actuator N8897109, some customers could see the error code 36.
- [BS5300E](/bulletins/10222267.md), 2022-10-03, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. HVAC deflectors are breaking at the folded attachment points. The brackets broke right at the bending due to a sharp curve
- [FT5260R1](/bulletins/10218963.md), 2022-08-31, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. Need to change the attachment of Lexan panels due to apparent cracks observed in production.

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