Lion Electric Company: Parking Brake
Lion Electric Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 22, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 39. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Lion Lionc | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Lion Lionc | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Lion Lionc | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 22V530000.
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