NHTSA recall 16V191000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 16V191000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CR3632 |
| Manufacturer | Nova Bus |
| Reported | 2016-04-05 |
| Owners notified | 2016-06-08 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 430 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2017 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-01-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 430 |
| Reported remedied | 56 (13%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Nova LFS transit buses manufactured from August 10, 2010, through November 5, 2015. The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.
What can happen
If the seat belt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Nova will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats for missing welds. If missing welds are found, the seats will be repaired, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2016. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's recall number for this campaign is CR3632.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2010 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2010-08-10 to 2015-11-05. |
|---|---|
| 2011 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2010-08-10 to 2015-11-05. |
| 2012 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2010-08-10 to 2015-11-05. |
| 2013 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2010-08-10 to 2015-11-05. |
| 2014 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2010-08-10 to 2015-11-05. |
| 2015 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2010-08-10 to 2015-11-05. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| FT5499E | 2023-10-29. Service bulletin. Validation of the previous passenger seat back panel campaign. |
|---|---|
| FT4997R1 | 2021-01-05. Service bulletin. Passengers seat back cracked inspection |
| FT4715R1 | 2021-01-05. Service bulletin. Passengers Seat Back Cracked |
| FT4715 | 2019-10-21. Service bulletin. Seat back panel |
| BS4178E | 2018-05-14. Service bulletin. Seats might get detached from damaged seat rails. |
| LI1953E | 2017-08-03. Service bulletin. Moisture may accumulate in the space under the driver's seat and cause corrosion of the power steering hydraulic fittings and piping. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.