2024–2025 Lion Lionc recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Lion Electric Company (Lion Electric) is recalling certain 2024-2025 LionC school buses. The parking brake may malfunction and allow the lever to be released without pressing the release button.
💥 The risk
A parking brake that is released unexpectedly may result in a vehicle roll away, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
🔧 The fix
Lion Electric will provide inspection instructions to owners, and replace the parking brake levers as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 25, 2024. Owners may contact Lion Electric customer service at 1-855-546-6706. Lion Electric's number for this recall is R2024-01-009.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 24V377000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R2024-01-009
- Manufacturer
- Lion Electric Company
- Vehicles affected
- 43
- Component
- PARKING BRAKE
- Owner phone
- 1-855-546-6706
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 25, 2024
- Recall started by
- ODI
- 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.