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Nova bus

Official notice

4 Jun 2026

Last checked

4 Jun 2026

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Nova bus. Issue: on certain transit buses, the driver's seat belt tension-relieving device may not have been installed properly. As a result, the seat belt may not work properly in a crash, and the buses may not meet certain requirements of canadian regulations. Safety risk: a seat belt that doesn't work properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective actions: to reduce the safety risk, nova bus recommends not to use the seat belt tension-relieving device until the recall repairs have been completed. Nova bus will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions for how to remove the seat belt tension-relieving device. Published 2026-06-04.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

81852

Official notice

2026-06-04

The hazard

Issue: on certain transit buses, the driver's seat belt tension-relieving device may not have been installed properly. As a result, the seat belt may not work properly in a crash, and the buses may not meet certain requirements of canadian regulations. Safety risk: a seat belt that doesn't work properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective actions: to reduce the safety risk, nova bus recommends not to use the seat belt tension-relieving device until the recall repairs have been completed. Nova bus will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions for how to remove the seat belt tension-relieving device.

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.

Other

RA RA-81852

Recall Numbers

81852

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2018, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 2

Year: 2019, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 3

Year: 2020, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 4

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

Product 5

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

Product 6

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

Product 7

Year: 2023, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 8

Year: 2024, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Product 9

Year: 2024, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS ARTIC

Product 10

Year: 2025, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS ARTIC

Product 11

Year: 2025, Make: NOVA BUS, Model: LFS

Risk / hazard

Issue: on certain transit buses, the driver's seat belt tension-relieving device may not have been installed properly. As a result, the seat belt may not work properly in a crash, and the buses may not meet certain requirements of canadian regulations. Safety risk: a seat belt that doesn't work properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective actions: to reduce the safety risk, nova bus recommends not to use the seat belt tension-relieving device until the recall repairs have been completed. Nova bus will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions for how to remove the seat belt tension-relieving device.

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

beta

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

81852

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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