CR5350/5351 Non-Standard Color Lighting May Distract Drivers – 2010-2021 Nova LFS & 2009-2012 LFS Artic Transit Buses

December 7, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V902000

Non-Standard Color Lighting May Distract Drivers

The colorful lighting may cause confusion by distracting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V902

Manufacturer Nova BuseBay logo (US) Inc.

Components EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Potential Number of Units Affected 519

 

Summary

Nova BuseBay logo (US) Inc. (NovaeBay logo) is recalling certain 2010-2021 LFS and 2009-2012 LFS Artic transit buses. These vehicles are equipped with non-standard color auxiliary lights which may impair the effectiveness of the standard lighting equipment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, “Lamp, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”

 

Remedy

Dealers will remove the non-standard color lights, or replace them with white lights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 31, 2023. Owners may contact NovaeBay logo’s customer service at 1-800-350-6682. NovaeBay logo’s number for this recall is CR5350/5351.

 

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.nhtsa.gov.

 


CR5351E

SUBJECT:

Front auxiliary lamps

 

JUSTIFICATION:

Certain vehicles are equipped with non-standard color auxiliary lights which may impair the effectiveness of the standard lighting equipment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, “Lamp, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”

 

 


CR5358E

SUBJECT:

Green side marker light

 

JUSTIFICATION:

Certain vehicles are equipped with non-standard color auxiliary lights which may impair the effectiveness of the standard lighting equipment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, “Lamp, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”

 

 


Chronology :

2022-Q4 During a Canadian customer review meeting, the auxiliary lamps subject is raised.

2022-Q4 Nova BuseBay logo Product Safety Working Group is informed of the situation, investigation opened.

2022-11 FMVSS 108 S6.2.1 interpretations search activities are ongoing.

2022-11 Other non-standard auxiliary lamp configuration are found.

2022-11-24 Nova BuseBay logo Product Safety Working Group decides to raise this situation to the Nova BuseBay logo Product Safety Committee.

2022-11-30 Nova BuseBay logo Product Safety Committee determines a regulatory noncompliance exits.

2022-12-05 Nova BuseBay logo submits a vehicle recall report to NHTSA.

Nova BuseBay logo has not received any consumer complaint, field report, property damage claim, and neither notice or claim of injury or death associated with this regulatory noncompliance. No compliance testing was performed related to this regulatory noncompliance due to the nature of the noncompliance. FMVSS 108 S6.2.1 regulatory interpretations were the main compliance activities.


16 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
NOVA BUSeBay logoLFS2010-2021
NOVA BUSeBay logoLFS ARTIC2009-2012

 


9 Associated Documents

Noncompliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V902-6463.PDF 236.598KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V902-6901.pdf 645.781KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V902-6684.pdf 427.086KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V902-1011.pdf 507.384KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V902-0936.pdf 151.878KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2023-1

RCLQRT-22V902-9311.PDF 211.143KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2023-2

RCLQRT-22V902-3692.PDF 211.235KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-22V902-0789.pdf 151.62KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2023-3

RCLQRT-22V902-9631.PDF 211.459KB

 


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