Campaign 23V-540

Rivnut threaded inserts inside the high-voltage battery may be over-tightened and break, which could result in a short circuit

Defect 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.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V540000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about electrical system 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-540
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Nova BUS	LFS	2022 to 2023	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

9 service bulletins 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

26V-275 Apr 30, 2026
Telemetry control unit installed in parallel with the vehicle monitoring system may cause a data overload
25V-213 Apr 7, 2025
Engine wiring harness may be the incorrect length, which can result in harness damage and a loss of drive power
25V-184 Apr 3, 2025
High voltage batteries may have loose hardware that can fall inside the battery pack and create a short circuit
24V-727 Sep 30, 2024
Software error may cause the Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) to crash, disconnecting the high voltage batteries and causing a loss of drive power
24V-648 Sep 3, 2024
Instrument panel may fail to display the speedometer or incorrectly display warning lights, due to defective firmware
24V-421 Jun 7, 2024
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