May 17, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V350000
Seat Belt Not Retracting Properly/FMVSS 209
A seat belt that does not retract properly may result in a loose seat belt, which can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V350
Manufacturer Nova Bus
(US) Inc.
Components SEAT BELTS
Potential Number of Units Affected 166
Summary
Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova) is recalling certain 2012-2022 LFS vehicles. The driver’s seat belt may not retract properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 209, “Seat Belt Assemblies.”
Remedy
Dealers will adjust the recline angle of the seat-back rest, or add a spacer on the driver’s seat, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 7, 2023. Owners may contact Nova customer service at 1-800-350-6682.
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.
Chronology :
2021-04-23: Nova Bus receives a consumer complaint from a Canadian customer.
2021-05-03: A Field Report is created.
2023-01-26: Nova Bus Product Safety Working Group is informed, analysis opened.
2023-02-23: Nova Bus Product Safety Working Group reviews the situation but requires more information to complete the evaluation.
2022-04-27: Nova Bus Product Safety Working Group decides to raise this potential regulatory non-compliance to the Nova Bus Product Safety Committee.
2023-05-10: Nova Bus Product Safety Committee determines a regulatory non-compliance exists.
2023-05-17: Nova Bus submits a vehicle recall report to NHTSA.
Nova Bus has not received any property damage claim, and neither notice or claim of injury or death associated with this defect.
No certification testing has been performed for this situation. Only trials on vehicles in production and in service have been performed during the Product Safety Working Group analysis period.
11 Affected Products
Vehicle
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| NOVA BUS | LFS | 2012-2022 |
2 Associated Documents
Noncompliance Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-23V350-5625.PDF 214.383KB
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-23V350-2782.pdf 645.161KB
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-350 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Manufacturer Name : Nova Bus (US) Inc. Submission Date : MAY 17, 2023 NHTSA Recall No. : 23V-350 Manufacturer Recall No. : NR Manufacturer Information : Manufacturer Name : Nova Bus (US) Inc. Address : 260 Banker Road PLATTSBURGH NY 12901 Company phone : 450-472-6410 Population : Number of potentially involved : 166 Estimated percentage with defect : 100 % Vehicle Information : Vehicle 1 : 2012-2022 Nova Bus LFS Vehicle Type : BUSES, MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES Body Style : OTHER Power Train : NR Descriptive Information : Vehicles equipped with certain configuration combinations of driver seats and driver seat belts. Production Dates : JUL 19, 2012 – NOV 29, 2022 VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Description of Noncompliance : Description of the Noncompliance : Vehicles equipped with certain configuration combinations of driver seats and driver seat belts may have an improper seat belt retractive force under certain driver seat adjustment conditions creating an interference of the driver seat belt between the seat back panel and the driver’s rear partition. This may cause a FMVSS 209 S4.3(j)((2)(i)(A) regulatory non-compliance. FMVSS 1 : 209 – Seat belt assemblies FMVSS 2 : NR Description of the Safety Risk : Under certain conditions, non-compliant seat belt may increase the risk of injury in case of a crash. Nova Bus has not received any property damage claim, and neither notice or claim of injury or death associated with this defect. Therefore, we consider this as a proactive measure to protect the public from the potential safety risk associated with this defect. Description of the Cause : The interference analysis during the integration of certain seats did not capture this issue. Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-350 Page 2 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Identification of Any Warning that can Occur : Once buckled, the driver may notice a loose in the seat belt if the seat belt is not retracting properly. Involved Components : Component Name 1 : Seat Component Description : Driver seat with integrated seat belt – Recaro AM384 Component Part Number : N101395-01/02/03/04 Component Name 2 : Seat Component Description : Driver seat with integrated seat belt – Recaro AM80 Component Part Number : N58950-02/09/17/19/21/22/24/27/29/30 Component Name 3 : Seat Component Description : Driver seat with integrated seat belt – USSC ALX Component Part Number : N44831-14/17/20/21/22/26/27 Component Name 4 : Seat Component Description : Driver seat with integrated seat belt – USSC Q90 Component Part Number : N44831-15 Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer Name : NR Address : NR NR Country : NR Chronology : Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-350 Page 3 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 2021-04-23: Nova Bus receives a consumer complaint from a Canadian customer. 2021-05-03: A Field Report is created. 2023-01-26: Nova Bus Product Safety Working Group is informed, analysis opened. 2023-02-23: Nova Bus Product Safety Working Group reviews the situation but requires more information to complete the evaluation. 2022-04-27: Nova Bus Product Safety Working Group decides to raise this potential regulatory non-compliance to the Nova Bus Product Safety Committee. 2023-05-10: Nova Bus Product Safety Committee determines a regulatory non-compliance exists. 2023-05-17: Nova Bus submits a vehicle recall report to NHTSA. Nova Bus has not received any property damage claim, and neither notice or claim of injury or death associated with this defect. No certification testing has been performed for this situation. Only trials on vehicles in production and in service have been performed during the Product Safety Working Group analysis period. Description of Remedy : Description of Remedy Program : Nova Bus will release a service document to limit more the recline angle of the seat back rest or add a spacer on the driver’s rear partition depeding on the seat configuration. All costs associated with this corrective measure will be covered by Nova Bus. Pre-notification remedies will be addressed using the Nova Bus general reimbursement plan on file with NHTSA. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component : The affected configuration combinations of driver seats and driver seat belts will now be more limited for the recline angle of the seat back rest and certain other configuration combinations of driver seats and driver seat belts will now have a spacer installed on the driver’s rear partition. Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : Certain configuration combinations of driver seats and driver seat belts will be retrofitted in producion before delivery with a bracket limiting more the recline angle of the seat back rest and certain other configuration combinations of driver seats and driver seat belts will be retroffited in production before delivery with a spacer installed on the driver’s rear partition. Recall Schedule : Description of Recall Schedule : Note Nova Bus does not have a dealer network and the dates entered for the planned dealer notification begin/end date are only to avoid NHTSA Recall Portal error while submitting the recall report. Planned Dealer Notification Date : JUL 07, 2023 – JUL 07, 2023 Planned Owner Notification Date : JUL 07, 2023 – JUL 07, 2023 * NR – Not Reported
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