NHTSA recall 22V902000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 22V902000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CR5350/5351 |
| Manufacturer | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| Reported | 2022-12-07 |
| Owners notified | 2023-01-31 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Units potentially affected | 519 |
| Part numbers | N38157, N71902 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 519 |
| Reported remedied | 518 (99%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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 (US) Inc. (Nova) is recalling certain 2010-2021 LFS and 2009-2012 LFS Artic transit buses. These vehicles are equipped with non-standard color auxiliary lights which may impair the effectiveness of the standard lighting equipment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamp, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What can happen
The colorful lighting may cause confusion by distracting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will remove the non-standard color lights, or replace them with white lights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 31, 2023. Owners may contact Nova's customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova's number for this recall is CR5350/5351.
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.
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| 2011 NOVA BUS LFS | |
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| 2009 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | |
| 2010 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | |
| 2011 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | |
| 2012 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
| LI5485E | 2023-10-31. Service bulletin. Introduction of headlight N109645 to replace N71373. The new headlight is interchangeable and offers better protection against water intrusion. It is possible to replace only one headlight if necessary. |
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| FT5194 | 2023-02-02. Service bulletin. Destination sign controllers were failing at a high rate. Water intrusion causing signs to fail cracks on lights |
| FT5254 | 2022-05-05. Service bulletin. Turn Signal Foot Switch Failures |
| PC1033 | 2022-03-03. Service bulletin. Headlight Failure |
| PC1030 | 2021-10-05. Service bulletin. cracked marker lights causes water intrusion |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.