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NHTSA : 15V071000

Campaign Details

Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

Defect Description

Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 LFS transit buses manufactured January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2010 with ZFAV132 rear axles. The affected vehicles may have been produced with rear axle half shafts that received an inadequate surface treatment which may result in axle shaft failure.

Consequence / Hazard

If the axle half shaft fails, the bus would be disabled, increasing the risk of a crash.

Proposed Solution

Nova has notified the affected owners, and all affected buses have been reapired, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's number for this recall is BS1555.

🚗 Affected Vehicles2

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.