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2018 Nova Bus LFS Artic

Model year 2018: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

  • NHTSA: don’t drive it or park it outside, for one of its recalls
NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

10 recalls for the 2018 Nova Bus LFS Artic in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

NHTSA advises some owners not to drive it, or to park it outside: see below.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Jun 2, 2026. Service brakes, air: supply: low pressure warning: switch

NHTSA counts 5,662 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-355

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 5, 2024. Seat belts: front

NHTSA counts 1,570 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-647

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 25, 2024. Service brakes, air: disc: chamber

NHTSA counts 534 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Oct 3, 2016 to Dec 20, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-558

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 19, 2024. Visibility; structure: body: door

NHTSA counts 289 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-033

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 25, 2023. Seats: critical fasteners

NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive

NHTSA counts 514 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-714

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 31, 2023. Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

NHTSA counts 1,189 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-607

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 15, 2022. Steering: critical fasteners

NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive

NHTSA counts 827 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-845

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 11, 2022. Equipment; exterior lighting

NHTSA counts 307 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-323

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 14, 2021. Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail

NHTSA counts 644 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-351

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 26, 2018. Electrical system: software

NHTSA counts 337 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 21, 2013 to Jun 3, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-829

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

0 complaints to NHTSA.

  • None told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • None reports anyone injured or killed.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2018 Nova Bus LFS Artic in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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