The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereNHTSA·24V377000·Announced 2024-05-29

Lion electric school bus parking brakes can release causing roll away

Lion Electric is recalling certain 2024-2025 LionC school buses because the parking brake may malfunction and allow the lever to release without pressing the release button.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 4 covers structural vehicle defects: a parking brake that can release on its own is a failure of a braking system, and the source states it may result in an unattended vehicle rolling away.

Plain-English summary

Lion Electric Company is recalling certain 2024-2025 LionC school buses. About 43 units are potentially affected.

The parking brake may malfunction and allow the lever to be released without pressing the release button.

NHTSA states that a parking brake that is released unexpectedly may result in a vehicle roll away, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Lion Electric will provide inspection instructions to owners and replace the parking brake levers as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 25, 2024. Owners may contact Lion Electric customer service at 1-855-546-6706, or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
LION LIONC
Brand
LION
Manufacturer
Lion Electric Company
Category
Vehicle — Parking brake
Hazard
Affected units
43

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • LIONC

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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