{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Nova Bus recall 26V182 (CR5873): Nova Bus LFS, Nova Bus LFS Artic (2016 to 2023)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v182/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V182 (Nova Bus): Failure of the tension-reliving device may prevent the seat belt from properly restraining the driver, increasing the risk of...",
  "excerpt": "Nova Bus Lfs, Nova Bus Lfs Artic, model years 2016 to 2023. Filed by Nova Bus (US) Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 March 2026. 416 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova Bus) is recalling certain 2016-2018, 2020, 2022-2023 LFS and 2019-2020 LFS Artic transit buses. The driver's seat belt tension-reliving device may fail to disengage without manual intervention. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Nova Bus's own number for this recall: CR5873. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V182 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Failure of the tension-reliving device may prevent the seat belt from properly restraining the driver, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.” 26V182 Nova Bus (US) Inc. Seat Belts:Front 24 March 2026 2016-2023 NOVA BUS LFS, NOVA BUS LFS ARTIC Nova Bus (US) Inc. (Nova Bus) is recalling certain 2016-2018, 2020, 2022-2023 LFS and 2019-20",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:09:58+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:09:58+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Nova Bus recall 26V182 (CR5873): Nova Bus LFS, Nova Bus LFS Artic (2016 to 2023)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v182/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}