Lion recall: Parking brake
What is wrong
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."
What could happen
Failure of the parking brake increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Lion Lionc 2020–2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 22V530000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Lion Electric Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 22, 2022
- Owners notified
- Aug 16, 2022
- Vehicles or items affected
- 39
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Parking brake
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 105
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Lion recall: Electrical system Jun 20, 2024
- Lion recall: Parking brake May 29, 2024
- Lion recall: Service brakes, air Oct 20, 2023
- Lion recall: Electrical system Jun 28, 2023
- Lion recall: Engine and engine cooling Jun 27, 2023
- Lion recall: Steering Jan 30, 2023
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.