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🩹 Injury riskNHTSA 01V321001📅 Oct 11, 2001

2000 Novabus RTS recall: body & structure

⚠️ What's wrong

Vehicle description: buses equipped with adhesively bonded aluminum bus door panels used in passenger doorways on transit and light and medium duty buses supplied by vapor corporation. Due to an imperfect bonding of the door panel skin to the panel frame, environmental moisture may infiltrate regions of imperfect bonding and cause separation of the frame and door panel.

💥 The risk

The door separates and falls off, increasing the risk of injury.

🔧 The fix

Vapor corporation will notify customers to have their buses inspected and will install mechanical fasteners to attach the skins to the frame elements. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vapor corporation at 847-967-8300 or novabus at 1-505-347-7349.

Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
NHTSA campaign
01V321001
Manufacturer recall #
02-001
Manufacturer
NOVA BUS INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
43
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Owner phone
1-847-967-8300
NHTSA hotline
1-888-327-4236
Owner letters mailed
Nov 5, 2001
Recall started by
MFR
Notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Vehicles in this recall

Is your car affected? Recalls apply to specific VINs. Check my VIN

FAQ

Is the 01V321001 recall repair free?

Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)

Which vehicles are included in recall 01V321001?

2000 Novabus RTS. 43 vehicles may be affected. Check your exact car with its 17-character VIN.

What should I do?

Check your VIN, then call any authorized Novabus dealer to book the free repair or call the manufacturer at 1-847-967-8300.