SEA Electric LLC: Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery › Management System/Energy Control Module (bms/Becm) › Software
SEA Electric LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 25, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 174. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
SEA Electric LLC (SEA Electric) is recalling certain 2023-2025 SEA Electric 5e, 2020-2022 Ford F59, 2020 Hino 195, and 2019 Isuzu NRR vehicles equipped with certain software versions from December 2022 and earlier. The battery management system (BMS) software can cause the high-voltage battery to shut down, resulting in a loss of drive power.
The risk
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the BMS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 24, 2024. Owners may contact SEA-Electric customer service at 1-833-732-3532.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sea Electric 5e | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Sea Electric 5e | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Sea Electric 5e | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Sea Electric Ford F59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Sea Electric Ford F59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Sea Electric Ford F59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Sea Electric Hino 195 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Sea Electric Isuzu NRR | 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 24V475000.
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