Orange EV Recalls Trucks with Obstructed Rear Lights
Orange EV is recalling 148 electric trucks because frame extenders obstruct rear lights, increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect (frame extenders) that obstructs safety-critical lighting, increasing crash risk, but no injuries or fatalities are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Orange EV (OEV) is recalling certain 2023-2024 HUSK-e, 2023-2025 e-TRIEVERs, and 2018-2023 T-Series trucks built with frame extenders. The recall affects 148 vehicles in total.
The frame extenders obstruct the rear turn signals, reverse, brake, and taillights. This defect causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108. Obstructed rear lights can reduce the vehicle's visibility to pedestrians or other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Owners are advised to limit on-road use while operating without a trailer until the remedy is completed. OEV will relocate the rear taillights and replace the original with combination lights, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on February 21, 2025, and a second notice will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact OEV customer service at 1-866-688-5223 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- ORANGE EV T-SERIES ELECTRIC TRUCK, E-TRIEVER, HUSK-E
- Brand
- ORANGE EV
- Manufacturer
- Orange EV
- Category
- Vehicle — Electric Truck
- Affected units
- 148
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 (3)
- T-SERIES ELECTRIC TRUCK
- E-TRIEVER
- HUSK-E
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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