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  NHTSA Recall 15V077000

NHTSA Campaign Id 15V077000; Date: Feb. 9, 2015

A battery cable that shorts to ground increases the risk of a fire.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2007 Nova Bus Nova Lfs 2008 Nova Bus Nova Lfs 2009 Nova Bus Nova Lfs

Component: Electrical System:battery:cables

Manufactured by: Nova Bus

Affected Units:: 35

icon3 Recall Summary:

Nova bus (nova) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 lfs transit buses manufactured January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009. A power feed cable in the battery compartment may have been incorrectly routed and clipped. As a result, the battery cable may prematurely wear and short to ground.

icon2 How to Fix:

Nova notified owners, and dealers inspected the buses and correctly routed the battery power feed cable, as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's number for this recall is cr1332.

icon4 Recall 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.safercar.gov.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 10, 2015

Also see:

All recalls of Nova Bus vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.