NHTSA recall 18V299000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 18V299000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CR4079 |
| Manufacturer | Nova Bus |
| Reported | 2018-05-07 |
| Owners notified | 2018-07-05 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER |
| Units potentially affected | 1058 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-01-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1058 |
| Reported remedied | 1016 (96%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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 2015-2017 Nova LFS and LFS Artic transit buses, equipped with axles with radial air disk brakes. Surface roughness of a guide pin in the radial brake calipers may cause the brake carriage guide pin support bolt to break.
What can happen
Breakage of the guide pin can cause loss of braking ability or loss of tire pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nova will notify owners and dealers will install new guide pins at each wheel end on suspect axles, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova's number for this recall is CR4079.
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.
| 2015 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2015-03-12 to 2017-09-14. |
|---|---|
| 2016 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2015-03-12 to 2017-09-14. |
| 2017 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2015-03-12 to 2017-09-14. |
| 2015 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2015-03-12 to 2017-09-14. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2016 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2015-03-12 to 2017-09-14. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2017 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2015-03-12 to 2017-09-14. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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.