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Nova bus

Official notice

26 Nov 2013

Last checked

26 Nov 2013

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Nova bus. On certain buses equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers and/or convertors, the equalizer and/or convertor could develop an internal short circuit, resulting in a risk of overheating, smoke and/or fire. This may result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Owners will be supplied with replacement parts and instructions on how to affect repairs. Alternatively, the manufacturer may carry out on-site repairs. Published 2013-11-26.

What to do now

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Recall number

70276

Official notice

2013-11-26

The hazard

On certain buses equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers and/or convertors, the equalizer and/or convertor could develop an internal short circuit, resulting in a risk of overheating, smoke and/or fire. This may result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Owners will be supplied with replacement parts and instructions on how to affect repairs. Alternatively, the manufacturer may carry out on-site repairs.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

70276

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2008, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 2

Year: 2008, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS HEV

Product 3

Year: 2009, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 4

Year: 2009, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS HEV

Product 5

Year: 2010, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 6

Year: 2010, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS HEV

Product 7

Year: 2011, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 8

Year: 2011, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS HEV

Product 9

Year: 2012, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 10

Year: 2012, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS HEV

Product 11

Year: 2013, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 12

Year: 2013, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS HEV

Risk / hazard

On certain buses equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers and/or convertors, the equalizer and/or convertor could develop an internal short circuit, resulting in a risk of overheating, smoke and/or fire. This may result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Owners will be supplied with replacement parts and instructions on how to affect repairs. Alternatively, the manufacturer may carry out on-site repairs.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Nova Bus.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

70276

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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