Service bulletins for the 2017 NovaBUS LFS
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.
159 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| LI4957E | 2021-01-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; EQUIPMENT. The auxiliary heater fuel filter is now obsolete. The fuel filter and its support will have to be replaced at its next maintenance. |
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| FT4950 | 2020-11-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE. Engine door hinge becoming loose |
| LI4695ER1 | 2020-11-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Auxiliary heater Thermo 300 is discontinued. The Thermo Plus unit will replace the current unit only if the whole unit needs to be replaced. There is no need to retrofit any buses with the new Thermo Plus units. Replacement parts are available for the current Thermo/Thermo-S units already installed. |
| LI4968ER1 | 2020-11-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Auxiliary heater Thermo 350 is discontinued. The Thermo Plus unit will replace the current unit only if the whole unit needs to be replaced. There is no need to retrofit any buses with the new Thermo Plus units. Replacement parts are available for the current Thermo/Thermo-S units already installed. |
| FT4935 | 2020-09-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. The VIP relay is part of the radio control system.Buses are out of service due to radio not working or p/a not working. |
| FT4606R1 | 2020-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Sikaflex seams sealing the exterior panel crack. |
| BS4903E | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Wheel chair access ramp does not operate under the actual VBEA program. |
| BS4857E | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. The plastic reservoir of the HPU can crack and leak. A leakage could lead to a malfunction of the access ramp. |
| APS4896E | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STEERING. Introduction of a new steering gearbox without the lubrication zerk. |
| FT4827 | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Wheelchair seat hardware loose |
| FT4805 | 2020-04-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Delco 450 Amp Alternator internal failure |
| FT4795 | 2020-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TCU Connector missing zip-tie |
| FT4705R1 | 2020-04-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Bike Rack Icon not working correctly |
| FT4698R1 | 2020-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Electric Cooling package power cable corrosion |
| FT4784 | 2020-03-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Tow eye plugs stuck |
| FT4787 | 2020-01-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE. Wheelchair seat belt hardware loose |
| FT4487R2 | 2020-01-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. ITS Box Shelves Won't Lock |
| FT4781 | 2020-01-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. Engine door Hinge becoming loose |
| LI4718E | 2019-11-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. A new part kit and work procedure is required to replace the auxiliary heater filter N12950 since the latter has been discontinued by its supplier. |
| FT4687 | 2019-10-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. GPS Antenna Defective |
| FT4650R1 | 2019-10-21. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT. Seats rail failure San Antonio Texas - VIA inspection |
| FT4692 | 2019-09-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. HVAC discharge pipe insulation melting |
| FT4607 | 2019-08-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Various Sika Seams are Cracking |
| FT4606 | 2019-08-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Various Sika Seams are Cracking |
| LI4574E | 2019-08-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Body panels joints may crack |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.