The defect
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."
The risk
Failure of the parking brake increases the risk of a crash.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lion Lionc | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lion Lionc | 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| Lion Lionc | 2021 | 0 | 5 |
| Lion Lionc | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2022
10 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the parking brake; Lion Electric Company filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 22V855000 18 Nov 2022 | Proterra Operating Company, Inc. |
| 22V790000 20 Oct 2022 | Orange EV |
| 22V776000 14 Oct 2022 | Shyft Group |
| 22V682000 12 Sept 2022 | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| 22V468000 30 Jun 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 22V364000 20 May 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V322000 11 May 2022 | Kia Motors America |
| 22V324000 11 May 2022 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022