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Nova bus

Official notice

15 Oct 2024

Last checked

15 Oct 2024

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Nova bus. Issue: On a small number of LFS electric buses, the fasteners that connect the high-voltage batteries to the bus bar may have been over-tightened. As a result, the fasteners could break and cause a short circuit. Safety Risk: A short circuit in the high-voltage battery could create a fire risk. Corrective Actions: Nova Bus will notify owners by mail and provide you with directions for how to inspect and replace the high-voltage batteries, as necessary. Published 2024-10-15.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

74146

Official notice

2024-10-15

The hazard

Issue: On a small number of LFS electric buses, the fasteners that connect the high-voltage batteries to the bus bar may have been over-tightened. As a result, the fasteners could break and cause a short circuit. Safety Risk: A short circuit in the high-voltage battery could create a fire risk. Corrective Actions: Nova Bus will notify owners by mail and provide you with directions for how to inspect and replace the high-voltage batteries, as necessary.

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Recall Numbers

74146

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2021, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 2

Year: 2022, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Risk / hazard

Issue: On a small number of LFS electric buses, the fasteners that connect the high-voltage batteries to the bus bar may have been over-tightened. As a result, the fasteners could break and cause a short circuit. Safety Risk: A short circuit in the high-voltage battery could create a fire risk. Corrective Actions: Nova Bus will notify owners by mail and provide you with directions for how to inspect and replace the high-voltage batteries, as necessary.

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

74146

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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