Lion recall: Parking brake
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
A parking brake that is released unexpectedly may result in a vehicle roll away, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Lion Lionc 2024–2025
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 24V377000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Lion Electric Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 29, 2024
- Owners notified
- Jul 25, 2024
- Vehicles or items affected
- 43
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- –
- Part
- Parking brake
- Maker's own recall number
- R2024-01-009
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: 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
- Lion recall: Parking brake Jul 22, 2022
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.