# NHTSA recall 25V476000

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: 25V476000
- Manufacturer's number: CR5746
- Manufacturer: Nova Bus \(US\) Inc.
- Reported: 2025\-07\-22
- Owners notified: 2025\-09\-11
- Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 339
- Part numbers: N99462

## What is wrong

Nova Bus \(US\) Inc. \(Nova Bus\) is recalling certain 2020\-2023 LFS transit buses. The electric power steering system may be missing a check valve, allowing hydraulic pressure to turn the steering wheel without the driver's input.


## What can happen

A steering wheel that turns unintentionally increases the risk of a crash or injury.


## The remedy

Nova Bus will install a check valve, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 11, 2025. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1\-450\-472\-6410. Nova Bus' number for this recall is CR5746.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 4, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 339
- Reported remedied: 300 \(88%\)
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2020/recalls.md). Built 2020\-02\-11 to 2023\-08\-28.
- [2021 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2021/recalls.md). Built 2020\-02\-11 to 2023\-08\-28.
- [2022 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2022/recalls.md). Built 2020\-02\-11 to 2023\-08\-28.
- [2023 NOVA BUS LFS](/makes/novabus/lfs/2023/recalls.md). Built 2020\-02\-11 to 2023\-08\-28.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [FT4867R2](/bulletins/10185040.md), 2021-01-05, 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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