Recall · 20V697000
Lion Electric recalled 2 models over seat belts
8
Vehicles covered
2
Models
8
Model years
November 12, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS
- The defect
- Lion Electric Company (Lion Electric) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lion C and Lion 360 school buses equipped with wheelchair lifts. The shoulder belt and ground anchors intended to hold a wheelchair in place may detach in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
- What it can cause
- If the shoulder belt and ground anchors detach during a crash, their would be an increased risk of injury to the occupant.
- What the dealer does
- Lion Electric has notified owners, and dealers will add a rivet to reinforce the floor and change the screws on the seat belt, free of charge. The recall began November 23, 2020. Owners may contact Lion Electric customer service at 1-855-546-6706.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Lion360 | 2016 to 2019 | Not published here |
| LionLion C | 2016 to 2019 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 8 vehicles this is a small campaign: 93% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2016 to 2019, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Lion vehicles have been recalled over the seat belts 2 times before this, most recently in June 2020 as 20V333000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V448000 (engine and engine cooling), 23V036000 (steering), 21V968000 (electrical system), 20V333000 (seat belts).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Lion Electric Company with NHTSA on November 12, 2020 as campaign 20V697000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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