Message Board Malfunction – 2013-2022 Nova LFS Artic Buses

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May 11, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V323000

Message Board Malfunction/FMVSS 108

The momentary text message board duplicating light signals may cause confusion, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V323

Manufacturer Nova Bus (US) Inc.

Components EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT

Potential Number of Units Affected 307

 

Summary

Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova) is recalling certain 2013-2022 LFS Artic buses. The momentary STOP and YIELD text message board is duplicating the stop light and turn signal light signals. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”

 

Remedy

Nova will coordinate with Prevost Service Centers to remove the momentary text message board duplicating light signals and associated equipment, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 27, 2022. Owners may contact Nova’s customer service at 1-800-350-6682. Nova’s number for this recall is CR5267/68/69.

 

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.

 


Chronology :

2021-11-12 During a contract review meeting for a specific Canadian customer contract a risk was raised for a specific configuration of Yield momentary text message board.

2022-12 FMVSS 108 S6.2.1 interpretations search activities were ongoing.

2022-01 Other momentary text message board duplicating regulated lamp signals were discovered (Yield
and Stop).

2022-02-14 Nova Bus Product Safety Working Group is informed of the potential non-compliance issue.
Investigation opened.

2022-04-06 Nova Bus Product Safety Committee 1st evaluation of this potential regulatory non-compliance.

2022-05-04 Nova Bus Product Safety Committee 2nd evaluation and determines a regulatory noncompliance exits.

2022-05-05 Nova Bus issues a delivery stop for the affected vehicles.

2022-05-11 Nova Bus submits a vehicle recall report to NHTSA.

Nova Bus has not received any consumer complaint, field report, property damage claim, and neither notice or claim of injury or death associated with this regulatory noncompliance.

No compliance testing was performed related to this regulatory noncompliance due to the nature of the noncompliance. FMVSS 108 S6.2.1 regulatory interpretations were the main compliance activities.

 


10 Affected Products

Vehicle

MAKE MODEL YEAR
NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC 2013-2022

 


11 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V323-4183.pdf 1479.738KB

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Noncompliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V323-5451.PDF 236.433KB

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Recall 573 Report- 05/24/2022

RCLRPT-22V323-3295.PDF 236.652KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V323-7487.pdf 198.905KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V323-1660.PDF 211.152KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V323-0973.pdf 445.098KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V323-3288.pdf 379.962KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V323-4281.pdf 1251.208KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V323-6088.PDF 211.245KB

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ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-22V323-8975.pdf 296.442KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V323-0068.PDF 211.328KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V323&docType=RCL

 


 

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