NHTSA recall 22V845000

NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.

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.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	22V845000
Manufacturer's number	CR5342
Manufacturer	Nova Bus (US) Inc.
Reported	2022-11-15
Owners notified	2022-11-16
Component	STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
Units potentially affected	827
Part numbers	N91462, N65400, N91159, N91461

Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
Report	Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
Filed with NHTSA	2025-10-30
Vehicles in the campaign	827
Reported remedied	827 (100%)
Reported unreachable	0
Reported removed	0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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 (US) Inc. (Nova Bus) is recalling certain 2018-2022 LFS and 2018-2021 LFS Artic buses equipped with a Bosch steering gear box. The steering gear box may have an insufficient clamp load, which may allow the mounting plate sub-assembly fasteners to loosen and possibly fall out.

What can happen

Missing fasteners may cause a of a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy has been completed. Nova Bus will inspect and tighten the fasteners as an interim remedy. The permanent remedy, consisting of replacing and tightening new fasteners to increase the clamp load, is expected to be available November 30, 2022, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2022. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova Bus's number for this recall is CR5342.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2018 NOVA BUS LFS
2019 NOVA BUS LFS
2020 NOVA BUS LFS
2021 NOVA BUS LFS
2022 NOVA BUS LFS
2018 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2019 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2020 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2021 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC

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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
FT5448	2023-11-01. Service bulletin. Rework allied motion e-Steering motor. 24V e-steering power supply threads length tolerances might not be respecting to the drawing specifications.
BS5447E	2023-11-01. Service bulletin. Rework allied motion e-Steering motor. 24V e-steering power supply threads length tolerances are not respect to standard.
FT5405	2023-07-12. Service bulletin. Power steering lines chaffing the rear shell.
FT5404E	2023-07-12. Service bulletin. There is a potential restriction of fluid due to an improperly placed clamp which could cause the power steering system to not operate has intended.
FT5353	2023-02-03. Service bulletin. Hardware fixing the steering gear box mounting plate may have been installed with an insufficient torque.
FT5341	2023-02-03. Service bulletin. Hardware fixing the steering gear box mounting plate may have been installed with an insufficient torque
FT5218	2022-01-03. Service bulletin. e-steering fault light on Parker screen
FT5068R2	2022-01-03. Service bulletin. Hydraulic Tank Rubber Mount Bushing Failures
FT5215	2021-12-02. Service bulletin. 24V Electric Steering Hydraulic Issues NYCT
FT5195	2021-11-04. Service bulletin. Bosch Steering Gear Box Hardware Loose