Recall · 23V448000
Lion Electric recalled the LION Lionc over engine and engine cooling
133
Vehicles covered
1
Model
7
Model years
June 27, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- The defect
- Lion Electric Company (Lion) is recalling certain 2019-2025 LionC hybrid electric school buses. The surge tank may move and crack the firewall, allowing the tank to contact and damage the high-voltage cables.
- What it can cause
- Damaged high-voltage cables can shut down the high-voltage circuit, causing a loss of steering assistance or drive power and reducing braking power, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Lion technicians will install a new surge tank support bracket to the accessory plate, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 21, 2023. Owners may contact Lion customer service at 1-855-546-6706. Lion's number for this recall is R2023-006.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| LionLionc | 2019 to 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 133 vehicles this is a small campaign: 66% 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 2019 to 2025, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 10 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V460000 (electrical system), 24V377000 (parking brake), 23V710000 (service brakes, air), 23V452000 (electrical system).
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 June 27, 2023 as campaign 23V448000. 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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