Nova Bus Recall 15V071000: Power Train, Axle Assembly, Axle Shaft

NHTSA recall 15V071000 · announced February 6, 2015 · filed by Nova Bus · 30 units affected

The problem

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.

The risk

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

What to do

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.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2009 Nova Bus Nova Lfs
• 2010 Nova Bus Nova Lfs

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.