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Nova BUS LFS

Every Nova BUS LFS model year on file, 1996 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years20 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years301996 to 2025

Recall campaigns72Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,807Summed across model years

By model year

The 2023 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Steering leads the Nova BUS LFS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Nova BUS LFS model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Nova BUS LFS by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2025	Not decoded	0	None	None	5	0
2024	Not decoded	0	None	None	13	2
2023	Bus	2	0.0	100	33	39
2022	Not decoded	0	None	None	34	59
2021	Not decoded	0	None	None	23	102
2020	Not decoded	0	None	None	21	70
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	22	103
2018	Not decoded	0	None	None	16	128
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	18	92
2016	Not decoded	0	None	None	17	160
2015	Not decoded	0	None	None	14	123
2014	Not decoded	0	None	None	14	137
2013	Not decoded	0	None	None	16	133
2012	Not decoded	0	None	None	9	93
2011	Not decoded	0	None	None	5	154
2010	Not decoded	0	None	None	4	121
2009	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	75
2008	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	34
2007	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	34
2006	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	31
2005	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	24
2004	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	19
2003	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	7
2002	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	15
2001	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	12
2000	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	11
1999	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	9
1998	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	10
1997	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	8
1996	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Nova BUS LFS

26V-624 Sep 29, 2026
Mounting screws may be too short, stripping the threads and causing the bike rack to detach
Equipment · 18 vehicles
26V-604 Sep 22, 2026
Emergency brake valve may have been improperly tightened
Brakes · 5 vehicles
26V-573 Sep 3, 2026
Coolant sensor could send a false signal, causing the engine to shut down
Engine and cooling · 928 vehicles
26V-355 Jun 2, 2026
Low brake air pressure warning light may fail to illuminate when the engine is off
Brakes · 5,662 vehicles
26V-300 May 12, 2026
Driver's speaker hole door may have been built with the prime glazing manufacturer DOT code mark missing
Structure · 197 vehicles
26V-275 Apr 30, 2026
Telemetry control unit installed in parallel with the vehicle monitoring system may cause a data overload
Electrical system · 50 vehicles
26V-206 Mar 31, 2026
Inadequate adhesion around the window frame may cause the glass to detach
Visibility and wipers · 13 vehicles
26V-182 Mar 24, 2026
Driver's seat belt tension-reliving device may fail to disengage without manual intervention
Seat belts · 416 vehicles
26V-077 Feb 10, 2026
Passenger seat mounting rails may crack, causing the seat to detach and fall to the floor
Seats · 478 vehicles
25V-822 Nov 28, 2025
Impeller shaft may be loose, causing the cooling pump to fail
Engine and cooling · 8 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.