The defect
Lion Electric Company (Lion Electric) is recalling certain 2024-2025 LionC school buses. The parking brake may malfunction and allow the lever to be released without pressing the release button.
The risk
A parking brake that is released unexpectedly may result in a vehicle roll away, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Lion Electric will provide inspection instructions to owners, and replace the parking brake levers as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 25, 2024. Owners may contact Lion Electric customer service at 1-855-546-6706. Lion Electric's number for this recall is R2024-01-009.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lion Lionc | 2024, 2025 |
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 | 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| Lion Lionc | 2025 | 0 | 4 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2024
13 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the parking brake; Lion Electric Company filed 17 campaigns in all.
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| 24V336000 14 May 2024 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 24V335000 14 May 2024 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 24V167000 1 Mar 2024 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 24V143000 23 Feb 2024 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024