NHTSA recall 24V518000
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 | 24V518000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CR5615 |
| Manufacturer | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| Reported | 2024-07-08 |
| Owners notified | 2024-07-24 |
| Component | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR |
| Units potentially affected | 900 |
| Part numbers | N55953 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 900 |
| Reported remedied | 772 (85%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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 Bus) is recalling certain 2021-2024 LFS and 2021-2023 LFS Artic buses. An air leak may occur in the parking brake valve and unintentionally engage the parking brake without activating the brake lights.
What can happen
A bus that stops suddenly without activating brake lights increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nova Bus will inspect and tighten the parking brake air line connections, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 24, 2024. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova Bus's number for this recall is CR5615.
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.
| 2021 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2021-11-17 to 2024-03-15. |
|---|---|
| 2022 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2021-11-17 to 2024-03-15. |
| 2023 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2021-11-17 to 2024-03-15. |
| 2024 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2021-11-17 to 2024-03-15. |
| 2021 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2021-12-02 to 2024-03-15. |
| 2022 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2021-12-02 to 2024-03-15. |
| 2023 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built 2021-12-02 to 2024-03-15. |
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.