By model year
Novabus RTS complaints by model year
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.
Model line
Novabus RTS
Every Novabus RTS model year on file, 1994 to 2001. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years81994 to 2001
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Novabus RTS 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Novabus RTS
- 07V-029 Feb 1, 2007
On certain transit buses equipped with detroit diesel series 50 engines, the electronic control module (ecm) will need to be reprogrammed to…
Engine and cooling · 900 vehicles - 05V-065 Feb 28, 2005
On certain transit buses equipped with arvinmeritor urresko tie rod clamps, heat treatment of clamps created a surface hardness that could lead to…
Steering · 12 vehicles - 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…
Lighting · 2,561 vehicles - 01V-322-001 Oct 9, 2001
Vehicle description: buses equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries
Speed control · 190 vehicles - 01V-321-001 Oct 9, 2001
Vehicle description: buses equipped with adhesively bonded aluminum bus door panels used in passenger doorways on transit and light and medium…
Structure · 43 vehicles - 01V-059-003 Aug 1, 2001
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with arvinmeritor "w-series" air-actuated brake cam rollers
Brakes · 314 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.