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Nova bus

Official notice

25 Jul 2024

Last checked

25 Jul 2024

Risk not stated by sourceHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Nova bus. Issue: _x000D_ On one transit bus, the parking brake air line connections may not have been tightened properly. As a result, the air line could leak and cause the parking brake to apply suddenly while driving without the brake lights turning on. _x000D_ _x000D_ Safety Risk: _x000D_ A parking brake that self-applies while driving without the brake lights turning on could cause a person not to recognize that the vehicle is braking. This could increase the risk of a crash. _x000D_ _x000D_ Corrective Actions: _x000D_ Nova Bus will notify the owner by mail and provide them with instructions for how to inspect and, if necessary, tighten the parking brake air line connections. Published 2024-07-25.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

76071

Official notice

2024-07-25

The hazard

Issue: _x000D_ On one transit bus, the parking brake air line connections may not have been tightened properly. As a result, the air line could leak and cause the parking brake to apply suddenly while driving without the brake lights turning on. _x000D_ _x000D_ Safety Risk: _x000D_ A parking brake that self-applies while driving without the brake lights turning on could cause a person not to recognize that the vehicle is braking. This could increase the risk of a crash. _x000D_ _x000D_ Corrective Actions: _x000D_ Nova Bus will notify the owner by mail and provide them with instructions for how to inspect and, if necessary, tighten the parking brake air line connections.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

76071

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Affected products

Product 1

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

Risk / hazard

Issue: _x000D_ On one transit bus, the parking brake air line connections may not have been tightened properly. As a result, the air line could leak and cause the parking brake to apply suddenly while driving without the brake lights turning on. _x000D_ _x000D_ Safety Risk: _x000D_ A parking brake that self-applies while driving without the brake lights turning on could cause a person not to recognize that the vehicle is braking. This could increase the risk of a crash. _x000D_ _x000D_ Corrective Actions: _x000D_ Nova Bus will notify the owner by mail and provide them with instructions for how to inspect and, if necessary, tighten the parking brake air line connections.

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

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

76071

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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