Nova Bus Nova Lfs, model years 2009 to 2012. Filed by Nova Bus and reported to NHTSA on 19 December 2013. 264 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Nova Bus is recalling certain 2009-2012 model year LFS and LFS HEV transit buses equipped with Sure Power DC-DC converters containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after …
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Nova Bus's own number for this recall: CR3030-CR3034. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V642 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V642 cover?
- Nova Bus Nova LFS, model years 2009-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- Nova Bus is recalling certain 2009-2012 model year LFS and LFS HEV transit buses equipped with Sure Power DC-DC converters containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Nova Bus will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the converters, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in January 2014. Owners may contact Nova Bus at 1-450-472-6410.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Nova Bus calls this recall CR3030-CR3034, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V642 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Nova Bus |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 December 2013 |
| Model years | 2009-2012 |
| Vehicles named | NOVA BUS NOVA LFS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Nova Bus will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the converters, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in January 2014. Owners may contact Nova Bus at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus's numbers for this recall are CR3030, CR3031, CR3032, CR3033 and CR3034 (depending on the converter's part number and location of in the vehicle).
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 13V642, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v642/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
Other Nova Bus notices we hold
- 26V355: 1997-2002, 2005-2024 LFS, 2009-2014, and 2016 - 2024 LFS Artic transit buses
- 26V300: 2019-2020 LFS Artic and 2019-2023 LFS transit buses
- 26V275: 2022-2023 LFS transit buses
- 26V206: 2025 LFS and 2024 LFS Artic transit buses
- 26V182: 2016-2018, 2020, 2022-2023 LFS and 2019-2020 LFS Artic transit buses
- 26V077: 2013-2019 LFS and 2019-2020 LFS Artic transit buses equipped with Double Transversal seats
- 26E019: Ricon hidden frame windows sold through Prevost Parts and Prevost Service Center
- 25V822: 2021 and 2024-2025 LFS transit buses
All 94 Nova Bus campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 13V642 on 23 August 2026, they were:
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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