{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"18V299000","date":"2018-05-07","owner_notified":"2018-07-05","manufacturer":"Nova Bus","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER","summary":"Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nova LFS and LFS Artic transit buses, equipped with axles with radial air disk brakes.  Surface roughness of a guide pin in the radial brake calipers may cause the brake carriage guide pin support bolt to break.","consequence":"Breakage of the guide pin can cause loss of braking ability or loss of tire pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Nova will notify owners and dealers will install new guide pins at each wheel end on suspect axles, free of charge.   Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682.  Nova's number for this recall is CR4079.","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.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":"CR4079","part_number":null,"units":1058,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2019-4","period_to":"2019-4","submitted":"2020-01-28","involved":1058,"remedied":1016,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":96,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2015,"make":"NOVA BUS","model":"LFS","vehicle_id":"2015_novabus_lfs","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-03-12","built_to":"2017-09-14"},{"year":2016,"make":"NOVA BUS","model":"LFS","vehicle_id":"2016_novabus_lfs","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-03-12","built_to":"2017-09-14"},{"year":2017,"make":"NOVA BUS","model":"LFS","vehicle_id":"2017_novabus_lfs","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-03-12","built_to":"2017-09-14"},{"year":2015,"make":"NOVA BUS","model":"LFS ARTIC","vehicle_id":"2015_novabus_lfs","match":"base","built_from":"2015-03-12","built_to":"2017-09-14"},{"year":2016,"make":"NOVA BUS","model":"LFS ARTIC","vehicle_id":"2016_novabus_lfs","match":"base","built_from":"2015-03-12","built_to":"2017-09-14"},{"year":2017,"make":"NOVA BUS","model":"LFS ARTIC","vehicle_id":"2017_novabus_lfs","match":"base","built_from":"2015-03-12","built_to":"2017-09-14"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/18V299000"}