NHTSA recall 26V275000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 26V275000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CR5882 |
| Manufacturer | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| Reported | 2026-04-30 |
| Owners notified | 2026-10-02 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:HYBRID MANAGEMENT:POWER CONTROL UNIT/MODULE (HPCU) |
| Units potentially affected | 50 |
| Part numbers | N97186 |
What is wrong
Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova Bus) is recalling certain 2022-2025 LFS transit buses. The telemetry control unit installed in parallel with the vehicle monitoring system may cause a data overload.
What can happen
An overloaded control unit may shutdown, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nova Bus will modify the connection configuration and update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 2, 2026. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus' number for this recall is CR5882. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning June 29, 2026.
| 2022 NOVA BUS LFS | Built from 2022-03-02. |
|---|---|
| 2023 NOVA BUS LFS | |
| 2024 NOVA BUS LFS | |
| 2025 NOVA BUS LFS | Built to 2025-02-14. |
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
| BS5580E | 2024-04-30. Service bulletin. One fire suppression system pipe may be installed backwards and interfere with an alternator cable, creating friction that could damage one or both components. |
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| FT5575E | 2024-04-30. Service bulletin. Rear Door Electrical Operator. Incorrectly adjusted door stops could mislead the system by indicating incomplete closure of the door. |
| BS5438E | 2024-03-29. Service bulletin. Restricted access to the Modular Propulsion Control System (MPCS) makes decommissioning difficult and presents a risk of damaging the HV cables during handling or testing. |
| BS5561E | 2024-03-29. Service bulletin. Non-conforming Exterior speakers. |
| FT5567 | 2024-03-29. Service bulletin. Battery Unbalanced Light Logic with AGM Battery. |
| BS5559E | 2024-02-24. Service bulletin. Power cable needs blue heat shrink to indicate live power all the time. Connect cable to the correct location. |
| BS5506E | 2024-02-24. Service bulletin. Battery door slam latch, due to a shortage, N620000263 was installed as an alternative to temporarily replace N81288. |
| BS5450E | 2024-02-24. Service bulletin. LED strip (N105390) was installed without seals in the plug. |
| FT5534 | 2024-02-01. Service bulletin. The ground of the IVN unit (Intelligent Vehicle Network) could be connected to the wrong place. |
| FT5547 | 2024-01-31. Service bulletin. Alternator cable hardware may loosen in service cause by an assembly fault in production. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.