# NHTSA recall 22V845000

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.

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

- 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

## 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.


## 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2022/recalls.md)
- [2018 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC](/makes/novabus/lfs/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC](/makes/novabus/lfs/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC](/makes/novabus/lfs/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC](/makes/novabus/lfs-artic/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [FT5448](/bulletins/10244594.md), 2023-11-01, Service bulletin
- [BS5447E](/bulletins/10244593.md), 2023-11-01, Service bulletin
- [FT5405](/bulletins/10239093.md), 2023-07-12, Service bulletin
- [FT5404E](/bulletins/10239092.md), 2023-07-12, Service bulletin
- [FT5353](/bulletins/10231007.md), 2023-02-03, Service bulletin
- [FT5341](/bulletins/10231006.md), 2023-02-03, Service bulletin
- [FT5218](/bulletins/10205863.md), 2022-01-03, Service bulletin
- [FT5068R2](/bulletins/10205860.md), 2022-01-03, Service bulletin
- [FT5215](/bulletins/10203718.md), 2021-12-02, Service bulletin
- [FT5195](/bulletins/10202886.md), 2021-11-04, 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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