PlainRecordsLION LIONC: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROPULSION SYSTEM
- What can happen
- A lost connection with the battery can lead to a loss of power steering assist and reduced braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Lion Electric will reinstall and replace the CAN connector as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2024. Owners may contact Lion Electric customer service at 1-855-546-6706. Lion Electric's number for this recall is…
- Potentially affected
- 100
Completion rate: 14.0% of the 100 vehicles potentially affected, the share the maker has reported to NHTSA as remedied, as listed in NHTSA's recalls data (updated Nov. 12, 2026). A recall protects people only when the repair is done.
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- Date (report received by NHTSA)
- June 20, 2024
- Filed by
- Lion Electric Company
- Vehicles
- LION LIONC (2023, 2024)
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM › PROPULSION SYSTEM › CABLES › FASTENER/CONNECTOR
- Description of the defect
- Lion Electric Company (Lion Electric) is recalling certain 2023-2024 LionC school buses. The controller area network (CAN) connector for the high-voltage battery number 4 was incorrectly installed, which can allow water to accumulate and cause a lost connection with the battery.
- Potentially affected
- 100
- What can happen
- A lost connection with the battery can lead to a loss of power steering assist and reduced braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Lion Electric will reinstall and replace the CAN connector as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2024. Owners may contact Lion Electric customer service at 1-855-546-6706. Lion Electric's number for this recall is R2024-010.
- Recall notes
- 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.
- Owner notification date
- July 29, 2024
- Manufacturer campaign number
- R2024-010
- Recall type
- V (vehicle)
- Influenced by
- ODI
- Manufacturer's component
- Trombetta CAN connector · CAN Bus control module · 12600111_00
- Recall number
- 24V460000
How this defect works
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What the notice says to do (the remedy, in its words)
“Lion Electric Company (Lion Electric) is recalling certain 2023-2024 LionC school buses. The controller area network (CAN) connector for the high-voltage battery number 4 was incorrectly installed, which can allow water to accumulate and cause a lost connection with the battery.” “A lost connection with the battery can lead to a loss of power steering assist and reduced braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.”LION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM: CABLES:FASTENER/CONNECTOR recall, NHTSA recall record, 2024-06-20. The caption and the remedy steps are the record's own words.
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This recall among the others
- LION: 10 other recalls or notices on this site in the three years before this one (from June 21, 2021).
Counted from the agency records on this site, as on Statistics: a recall event once, by its first notice.
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Cite this record
NHTSA recall record 24V460000, June 20, 2024. PlainRecords' title: "LION LIONC: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROPULSION SYSTEM." PlainRecords, https://plainrecords.com/recall/vehicle/24v460000/ (as of the day it was built).At each build a sample of records from each source is compared with the agency's published file and the page; every correction is public. Drawings are chosen by software that reads the record. Built daily. How we check · Corrections