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2016 Nova Bus LFS

Model year 2016: 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 25, 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?

17 recalls for the 2016 Nova Bus LFS 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 25, 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

Mar 24, 2026. Seat belts: front

NHTSA counts 416 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 17, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-182

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 10, 2026. Seats

NHTSA counts 478 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-077

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 13, 2016 to Feb 6, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-558

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

May 17, 2023. Seat belts: front

NHTSA counts 166 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-350

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 7, 2022. Exterior lighting

NHTSA counts 519 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-902

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

Mar 9, 2021. Exterior lighting: brake lights; exterior lighting: tail lights

NHTSA counts 123 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-151

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 5, 2020. Power train: automatic transmission

NHTSA counts 34 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-457

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 15, 2020. Electrical system: software; structure: body: door: hinge and attachments

NHTSA counts 55 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-354

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 2, 2019. Seats

NHTSA counts 802 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 27, 2014 to Apr 7, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-511

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 5, 2019. Electrical system

NHTSA counts 1,221 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Dec 29, 2011 to Jun 14, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-274

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 7, 2018. Service brakes, air: disc: caliper

NHTSA counts 1,058 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 12, 2015 to Sep 14, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-299

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 4, 2016. Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages

NHTSA counts 863 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 1, 2014 to Feb 15, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-135

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 25, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2016 Nova Bus LFS 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 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 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 25, 2026.

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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 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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