NHTSA recall 23V540000
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 | 23V540000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CR5461 |
| Manufacturer | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-08-02 |
| Owners notified | 2023-09-05 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY |
| Units potentially affected | 13 |
| Part numbers | 24264513, 23962990 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-07-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 13 |
| Reported remedied | 13 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 2, 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 2022-2023 LFS battery electric transit buses. The rivnut threaded inserts inside the high-voltage battery may be over-tightened and break, which could result in a short circuit.
What can happen
An electrical short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Nova Bus will replace the batteries, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2023. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova's number for this recall is CR5461.
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.
| 2022 NOVA BUS LFS | |
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| 2023 NOVA BUS LFS |
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.