NHTSA recall 24V727000
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 | 24V727000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CR5643 |
| Manufacturer | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| Reported | 2024-09-30 |
| Owners notified | 2024-11-02 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION MOTOR:CONTROLLER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 40 |
| Part numbers | Vehicle control unit program |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 40 |
| Reported remedied | 31 (77%) |
| 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 2022-2023 LFS buses. A software error may cause the Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) to crash, disconnecting the high voltage batteries and causing a loss of drive power.
What can happen
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nova Bus will validate and update the VCU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2024. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova Bus's number for this recall is CR5643.
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 nhtsa.gov.
| 2022 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2022-10-24 to 2024-08-01. |
|---|---|
| 2023 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2022-10-24 to 2024-08-01. |
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.