Lonestar Specialty Vehicles: Electrical System › Software
Lonestar Specialty Vehicles reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 14, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 13. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Lonestar Specialty Vehicles is recalling certain 2021-2023 SV Hybrid Electric S22 terminal tractors. The Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) may disable the Battery Management System (BMS) isolation measurement feature, preventing the detection of a high voltage battery pack malfunction.
The risk
An operator may be unaware of a high voltage battery pack malfunction, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Lonestar Specialty Vehicles has released an over-the-air (OTA) VCU software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 19, 2024. Owners may contact Lonestar customer service at 1-903-306-0801.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Lonestar SV Electric S22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Lonestar SV Electric S22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Lonestar SV Electric S22 | 0 | 1 | 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 23V768000.
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