CanadaNova Bus transit buses — 2017–2025 LFS models and 2023 LFS ARTIC models — are affected; check your bus model and year to recognise if yours is included. The emergency exit window latch could fail, allowing the window to open during a crash or be difficult to open in an emergency, which can increase the risk of injury. Nova Bus will notify owners by mail and provide instructions for how to repair the emergency exit window latch.
How to identify it
2017–2025 Nova Bus LFS
2023 Nova Bus LFS ARTIC
The hazard
On certain transit buses, the emergency exit window latch could fail. As a result, the emergency exit window could open during a crash or be difficult to open in an emergency.
An emergency exit window that opens in a crash could increase the risk of injury. An emergency exit that's difficult to open could slow your exit from the bus in an emergency and increase the risk of injury.
What to do
Nova Bus will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions for how to repair the emergency exit window latch.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
Read the official notice (opens in a new tab)