Novabus Rts Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Novabus Rts (1994–2001).
Pick your Novabus Rts model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Novabus Rts | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 Novabus Rts | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 Novabus Rts | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 Novabus Rts | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 Novabus Rts | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 Novabus Rts | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 Novabus Rts | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 Novabus Rts | 2 | 0 |
All Novabus Rts recalls (6)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Novabus Rts, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Turbo/supercharger (engine and engine cooling)
On certain transit buses equipped with detroit diesel series 50 engines, the electronic control module (ECM) will need to be reprogrammed to activate the exhaust temperature sensor.
Remedy: Novabus is working with detroit diesel to reprogram the engines (please see 05e050). The recall began on january 26, 2007. Owners may contact detroit diesel at 1-313-592-3708 or novabus at 1-450-472-6410.
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Tie rod assembly (steering)
On certain transit buses equipped with arvinmeritor urresko tie rod clamps, heat treatment of clamps created a surface hardness that could lead to a fracture of the clamps.
Remedy: Arvinmeritor is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact arvinmeritor at 1-866-668-7221 or novabus at 450-974-3134.
Model years: 2001
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Exterior lighting
Certain transit buses with an option for deceleration lights do not meet all the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the deceleration lights are located on the rear center of the bus, above the rear engine door. They are provided as a means of alerting vehicles traveling behind the bus…
Remedy: Dealers will retrofit these buses. Owner notification began september 19, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…
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Door (structure)
Vehicle description: buses equipped with adhesively bonded aluminum bus door panels used in passenger doorways on transit and light and medium duty buses supplied by vapor corporation. Due to an imperfect bonding of the door panel skin to the panel frame, environmental moisture may infiltrate regions of imperfect bonding and cause…
Remedy: Vapor corporation will notify customers to have their buses inspected and will install mechanical fasteners to attach the skins to the frame elements. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed…
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Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control)
Vehicle description: buses equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries. The weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.
Remedy: Dealers will replace these pedals. Owner notification began november 15, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…
Model years: 2000
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Service brakes, air
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with arvinmeritor "w-series" air-actuated brake cam rollers. These rollers were installed as original equipment and also sold as replacement parts. The affected brake rollers may fracture if subjected to high application loadings.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect brake rollers and replace them if necessary. Owner notification began march 21, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…
Model years: 2000
Other Novabus 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.