{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"23V540000","date":"2023-08-02","owner_notified":"2023-09-05","manufacturer":"Nova Bus (US) Inc.","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","summary":"Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova) is recalling certain 2022-2023 LFS battery electric transit buses.  The rivnut threaded inserts inside the high-voltage battery may be over-tightened and break, which could result in a short circuit.","consequence":"An electrical short circuit increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Nova Bus will replace the batteries, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2023.  Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682.  Nova's number for this recall is CR5461.","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.nhtsa.gov.","mfr_campaign":"CR5461","part_number":"24264513, 23962990","units":13,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":8,"period_from":"2025-2","period_to":"2025-2","submitted":"2025-07-30","involved":13,"remedied":13,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":100,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2022,"make":"NOVA BUS","model":"LFS","vehicle_id":"2022_novabus_lfs","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"NOVA BUS","model":"LFS","vehicle_id":"2023_novabus_lfs","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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/23V540000"}