NHTSA recall 18V829000
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 | 18V829000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CR4422 |
| Manufacturer | Nova Bus |
| Reported | 2018-11-26 |
| Owners notified | 2018-12-06 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 337 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-04-24 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 337 |
| Reported remedied | 265 (78%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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.
What is wrong
Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Nova LFS Artic transit buses. A fault code in the engine may cause the vehicle to operate at zero velocity and lack of dampening reducing vehicle stability.
What can happen
If there is a loss of vehicle stability, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nova will notify owners, and dealers will update the Hubner ACU software, free of charge. The recall began December 6, 2018. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova's number for this recall is CR4422.
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.
| 2013 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2013-08-21 to 2018-06-03. |
|---|---|
| 2014 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2013-08-21 to 2018-06-03. |
| 2015 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2013-08-21 to 2018-06-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2016 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2013-08-21 to 2018-06-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2017 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2013-08-21 to 2018-06-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2018 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2013-08-21 to 2018-06-03. 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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| Li3454e | 2017-08-03. Service bulletin. This Campaign is being issued to address actuator failures for ISB6.7 and ISL CM2350 Cummins Engines in transit bus applications. Certified repair locations are authorized to calibrate the turbo actuator with current software which may reduce failures of the TurboActuator. |
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| li3478er1 | 2017-08-03. Service bulletin. Incompatibility of Actia gauge programs A fault may appear on the Actia gauge if an incorrect program version is used (R1 modifications: Speedo SW 109633V08_00 changed to 109633V08_02 for ATUQ. For TTC Speedo SW 116724V04_35 changed to 116724V01_40 and Tach SW 117130V01_07 changed to 117130V01_09 |
| LI3478E | 2017-01-19. Service bulletin. THIS COMMUNICATION IS A LETTER OF INFORMATION CONCERNING A FAULT THAT MAY APPEAR ON THE ACTIA GAUGE IF AN INCORRECT PROGRAM VERSION IS USED. |
| LI3521E | 2016-11-08. Service bulletin. DESTINATION SIGN OSCP SOFTWARE MAY FREEZE |
| BS3270E | 2016-11-04. Service bulletin. UNABLE TO PERFORM STATIONARY REGENERATION. |
| BS3773E | 2016-11-04. Service bulletin. THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ALLISON TRANSMISSION AND ACU3 REQUIRES OPTIMIZATION. REPROGRAM THE ACU3 HUBNER SOFTWARE. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.