# NHTSA recall 16V412000

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: 16V412000
- Manufacturer's number: CR3539
- Manufacturer: Nova Bus
- Reported: 2016\-06\-08
- Owners notified: 2016\-07\-21
- Component: EQUIPMENT
- Units potentially affected: 914

## What is wrong

Nova Bus \(Nova\) is recalling certain model year 2012\-2015 Nova LFS and LFS Artic transit buses manufactured from June 18, 2012, through October 19, 2015.  The affected transit buses have destinations signs that may not be properly secured and, as a result, the sign may fall.


## What can happen

If an sign falls, there is an increased risk of injury to anyone under or standing near the sign.


## The remedy

Nova will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the sign as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on July 20, 2016.  Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1\-450\-472\-6410.  Nova's recall number for this campaign is CR3539.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 914
- Reported remedied: 683 \(74%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 1, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2012 NOVA BUS LFS. Built 2015\-06\-18 to 2015\-10\-19.
- 2013 NOVA BUS LFS. Built 2015\-06\-18 to 2015\-10\-19.
- 2014 NOVA BUS LFS. Built 2015\-06\-18 to 2015\-10\-19.
- [2015 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-06\-18 to 2015\-10\-19.
- 2012 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC. Built 2015\-06\-18 to 2015\-10\-19.
- 2013 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC. Built 2015\-06\-18 to 2015\-10\-19.
- 2014 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC. Built 2015\-06\-18 to 2015\-10\-19.
- [2015 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC](/makes/novabus/lfs/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-06\-18 to 2015\-10\-19. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [LI5228E](/bulletins/10210964.md), 2022-05-05, Service bulletin
- [FT4389R1](/bulletins/10189649.md), 2021-04-02, Service bulletin
- [LI4494E](/bulletins/10188182.md), 2021-03-04, Service bulletin
- [LI3978E](/bulletins/10188161.md), 2021-03-04, Service bulletin
- [LI4995E](/bulletins/10188146.md), 2021-03-04, Service bulletin
- [LI5011E](/bulletins/10186511.md), 2021-02-02, Service bulletin
- [FT4997R1](/bulletins/10185039.md), 2021-01-05, Service bulletin
- [FT4715R1](/bulletins/10185034.md), 2021-01-05, Service bulletin
- [LI4915E](/bulletins/10182142.md), 2020-11-04, Service bulletin
- [LI4968ER1](/bulletins/10182138.md), 2020-11-04, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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