NHTSA recall 26V182000
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 | 26V182000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CR5873 |
| Manufacturer | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| Reported | 2026-03-24 |
| Owners notified | 2026-05-22 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT |
| Units potentially affected | 416 |
| Part numbers | N66639-13, N66639-08 |
| Report | Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 416 |
| Reported remedied | 65 (15%) |
| 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 2016-2018, 2020, 2022-2023 LFS and 2019-2020 LFS Artic transit buses. The driver's seat belt tension-reliving device may fail to disengage without manual intervention. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
Failure of the tension-reliving device may prevent the seat belt from properly restraining the driver, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Nova Bus will remove the seat belt tension-reliving device, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 22, 2026. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus' number for this recall is CR5873. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 23, 2026.
| 2016 NOVA BUS LFS | Built from 2016-08-17. |
|---|---|
| 2017 NOVA BUS LFS | |
| 2018 NOVA BUS LFS | Built to 2018-09-07. |
| 2020 NOVA BUS LFS | Built 2020-02-11 to 2020-07-06. |
| 2022 NOVA BUS LFS | Built from 2022-10-07. |
| 2023 NOVA BUS LFS | Built to 2023-04-17. |
| 2019 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built from 2019-08-15. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC | Built to 2019-12-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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
| FT4787 | 2020-01-21. Service bulletin. Wheelchair seat belt hardware loose |
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| FT4523R1 | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. Operator Seat Belt Failure, Remove and replace the seat belt. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.