2009 Nova Bus Nova Lfs Recalls, Complaints & Specs
13 safety recalls list the 2009 Nova Bus Nova Lfs. Check your own VIN below.
13 safety recalls for the 2009 Nova Bus Nova Lfs
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Cables (electrical system)
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.
Remedy: 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…
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Electrical system
Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2009 LFS transit buses manufactured January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009. The affected buses may have an incorrectly wired main power relay circuit, causing the circuit protection to be defeated.
Remedy: Nova notified owners, and dealers corrected the main power relay circuit wiring, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's number for this recall is CR1366.
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2009 LFS transit buses manufactured January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009. In the affected buses, the brake hose fitting crimping ring may have been damaged and, as a result, the crimping ring may fail where the brake hose attaches to the air brake chamber.
Remedy: Nova has notified owners, and dealers inspected and replaced the damaged fittings, as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's number for this recall is CR1430.
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Axle shaft (power train)
Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 LFS transit buses manufactured January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2010 with ZFAV132 rear axles. The affected vehicles may have been produced with rear axle half shafts that received an inadequate surface treatment which may result in axle shaft failure.
Remedy: Nova has notified the affected owners, and all affected buses have been reapired, free of charge. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova's number for this recall is BS1555.
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Abs warning light (service brakes)
Nova Bus is recalling certain model year 2004 and 2006-2013 LFS transit buses. Due to a programming error in the vehicle control unit, the ABS malfunction light may not illuminate if the ABS control unit loses power. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, "Air Brake…
Remedy: Nova Bus will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the instrument cluster, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in late August 2014. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at…
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Electrical system
Nova Bus is recalling certain 2009-2012 model year LFS and LFS HEV transit buses equipped with Sure Power DC-DC converters containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after being exposed to heat.
Remedy: Nova Bus will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the converters, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in January 2014. Owners may contact Nova Bus at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus's…
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Connection (steering)
Nova bus is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 lfs 40 ft and lfs 60 ft transit buses manufactured from march 31, 2009, through february 11, 2011. An insufficient torque was applied to the drag link attachment bolts during production. The drag link could become detached from the steering linkage, causing a loss of vehicle…
Remedy: Dealers will provide owners the correct documentation to verify the torque values for the drag link and to correct the drag link if necessary. At the customer's option, a dealer can perform the correct torque value…
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Wheel speed sensor/tone ring (service brakes)
Nova bus is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 transit buses equipped with atc (automatic traction control) system and v-bea multiplexing system manufactured from april 2, 2007 through june 30, 2010. The atc system may inadvertently activate whenever the parking brake or the brake interlock is applied, since the vehicle's multiplex…
Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the system and the engine's ECU free of charge. The safety recall began on july 22, 2010. Owners may contact nova bus at 450-472-6410.
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Engine and engine cooling
Nova bus is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 nova lfs 40 ft and model year 2010 nova lfs 60 ft t-drive transit buses manufactured from august 27, 2007 through november 11, 2010, equipped with cummins isl or isb engines. The bolts on the engine cradle were not torqued according to appropriate specifications.
Remedy: Nova bus will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on july 1, 2010. Owners may contact nova bus at 1-450-472-6410.
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Radiator assembly (engine and engine cooling)
Nova bus has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2007-2010 lfs buses equipped with modine roof mounted radiator. The wrong type of o-ring was installed at the locations by the radiator manufacturer, modine. The o-rings must be viton type o-rings.
Remedy: Dealers will install viton o-rings free of charge. The safety recall began on may 11, 2010. Owners may contact nova bus at 450-472-6410.
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Fuel pump (fuel system)
Nova bus is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 lfs 40 foot transit buses equipped with cummins engines. Improper fuel unit was installed.
Remedy: Nova bus is working with cummins and cummins is handling the remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Nova bus is recalling model year 2009 lfs buses equipped with q'straint max mobility device remote release belts used on american insight transverse flip up seats with build dates between october 2008 and october 2009. These devices are used to restrain passengers using mobility aid products. The mobility device restraint belts may not…
Remedy: Nova bus is working with american seating and will replace the q'straint max remote release belts with q'straint qrt deluxe remote release belts free of charge. American seating is handling the remedy for this…
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Interior lighting
Nova bus is recalling certain model year 2004 through 2009 lfs transit buses equipped with luminator horizon LED side destination signs. The connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector.
Remedy: Nova bus will notify owners and luminator will repair the buses free of charge. Please see luminator's defect report 09e-054. The safety recall began on february 26, 2010. Owners may contact luminator at 1-972-516-3033…
No owner complaints on file
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2009 Nova Bus Nova Lfs. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.
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How do I know if my 2009 Nova Bus Nova Lfs has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 13 campaigns currently list the 2009 Nova Bus Nova Lfs; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Nova Bus dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 09V485000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Nova Bus models
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.