Recall · 21V040000
Proterra recalled the PROTERRA ZX5 over structure
21
Vehicles covered
1
Model
2
Model years
February 1, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:BODY
- The defect
- Proterra, Inc. (Proterra) is recalling certain 2020-2021 40' ZX5 vehicles. These vehicles have a front fender flare which may cause mud, dirt, debris, rain and snow to splash onto the driver's side window and mirror.
- What it can cause
- Driver visibility may become impeded, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Proterra will notify owners, and dealers will install a retrofit fender flare, free of charge. The recall began February 9, 2021. Owners may contact Proterra customer service 1-864-438-0000. Proterra's number for this recall is SC-21-13.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ProterraZX5 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 21 vehicles this is a small campaign: 86% 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 2020 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Proterra vehicles have been recalled over the structure once before this, most recently in June 2019 as 19V460000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 5 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V655000 (electrical system), 23V697000 (electrical system), 23V078000 (visibility), 22V855000 (parking brake).
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 Proterra, Inc. with NHTSA on February 1, 2021 as campaign 21V040000. 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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