Campaign 23V-239

Taillights may fail to illuminate when the headlights are activated

Defect summary

Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova Bus) is recalling certain 2022 LFS vehicles. The taillights may fail to illuminate when the headlights are activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Consequence

Taillights that fail to illuminate may reduce the visibility of the vehicle to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Nova Bus will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 24, 2023. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova's number for this recall is CR5397.

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.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V239000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about lighting on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-239
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Nova BUS	LFS	2022	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

1 service bulletin on this component came first

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

25V-368 Jun 11, 2025
Digital display firmware error may cause the instrument panel indicator lights to remain solidly illuminated even when the turn signal are off
23V-762 Nov 11, 2023
Turn signals may intermittently become inoperative
22V-902 Dec 7, 2022
These vehicles are equipped with non-standard color auxiliary lights which may impair the effectiveness of the standard lighting equipment
21V-151 Mar 9, 2021
Center-line height of the brake lights and tail lights is too high, exceeding the maximum height standard
09V-485 Dec 18, 2009
Connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector
02V-148 May 30, 2002
Certain transit buses with an option for deceleration lights do not meet all the requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and…