# Service bulletin FT5409

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: 10244336
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-10\-29
- Manufacturer's number: FT5409
- Manufacturer's date: 2023\-10\-20
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN

## NHTSA's summary

A bad connection at the ZF transmission connector may cause the transmission to jerk when shifting or show the fault code 188.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10244336-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10244336-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Transmission and driveline

## Vehicles listed

- 2018 to 2022 NOVA BUS LFS
- 2016 to 2019 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2026425](/recalls/tc/2026425.md), 2026-09-04: Powertrain
- [2026220](/recalls/tc/2026220.md), 2026-04-30: Powertrain
- [2023387](/recalls/tc/2023387.md), 2023-07-12: Powertrain
- [23V482000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V482000.md), 2023-07-12: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- [20V457000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V457000.md), 2020-08-05: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- [18V670000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V670000.md), 2018-09-26: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [BS5438E](/bulletins/10252143.md), 2024-03-29, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM: CABLES:FASTENER/CONNECTOR; POWER TRAIN. Restricted access to the Modular Propulsion Control System \(MPCS\) makes decommissioning difficult and presents a risk of damaging the HV cables during handling or testing.
- [BS5540E](/bulletins/10250587.md), 2024-02-24, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. P\-clamps holding the transmission coolant pipes can break.
- [FT5314R1](/bulletins/10239106.md), 2023-07-13, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. P\-Clamp failure on Transmission cooling pipes. P\-Clamp cannot withstand the load of the cooling pipes. Thicker P\-clamp as a containment solution.
- [FT5314](/bulletins/10226788.md), 2022-12-01, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. P\-clamp cannot withstand the load of the cooling pipes. Thicker P\-clamp as a containment solution.
- [LI5280E](/bulletins/10214836.md), 2022-06-30, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. Transmission
- [PC1025R2](/bulletins/10205864.md), 2022-01-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLER/RADIATOR:HOSES AND FITTINGS. Radiator leaking coolant
- [LI4462ER2](/bulletins/10177909.md), 2020-08-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER\(MOTORCYCLE\). Throttle pedal comunication cable may be affected by noise infiltration and Cummins ecu will record code 1242
- [BS4864E](/bulletins/10177907.md), 2020-08-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY. Floor damage around the drive shaft access panel
- [FT4795](/bulletins/10173782.md), 2020-04-13, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TCU Connector missing zip\-tie
- [FT4698R1](/bulletins/10173780.md), 2020-04-13, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Electric Cooling package power cable corrosion

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