Recall · 23V697000
Proterra Operating Company recalled 2 models over electrical system
238
Vehicles covered
2
Models
8
Model years
October 17, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- The defect
- Proterra Operating Company, Inc. (Proterra) is recalling certain 2019-2022 40' and 35' Catalyst 800V transit buses equipped with ProDrive 1.0, and 40' and 35' ZX5 800V transit buses equipped with ProDrive 1.0. A transistor inside the inverter may overheat and fail, which can result in a loss of power steering and drive power.
- What it can cause
- A loss of power steering and/or drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the inverter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2023. Owners may contact Proterra customer service at 1-864-438-0000.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ProterraCatalyst | 2019 to 2022 | Not published here |
| ProterraZX5 | 2019 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 238 vehicles this is a small campaign: 59% 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 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Proterra vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 4 times before this, most recently in November 2022 as 22V887000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 10 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V655000 (electrical system), 23V078000 (visibility), 22V887000 (electrical system), 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 Operating Company, Inc. with NHTSA on October 17, 2023 as campaign 23V697000. 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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