Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 22V530000

Parking brake

Lion Electric Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2022-07-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 22V530000

Parking brake

Component
Parking brake
Manufacturer
Lion Electric Company
Vehicles affected
39
Reported to NHTSA
2022-07-22
Owners notified
2022-08-16

Defect description

Lion Electric Company (Lion Electric) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Lion C school buses. The parking brake may fail if it is not properly adjusted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."

Safety risk

Failure of the parking brake increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will reroute the cable and adjust the parking lever, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 16, 2022. Owners may contact Lion Electric's customer service at 1-855-546-6706.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
LION Lionc2022 2021 2020

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.