Circuit May Fail Causing Loss of Braking Assist – 2017-2021 LionC School Buses

December 14, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V968000

Circuit May Fail Causing Loss of Braking Assist

A loss of braking and steering assist increases the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V968

Manufacturer Lion Electric Company

Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING

Potential Number of Units Affected 170

 

Summary

Lion Electric Company is recalling certain 2017-2021 LionC school buses. A 12V circuit breaker switch may fail, causing a loss of braking and steering assist.

 

Remedy

Lion Electric Company will inspect and repair the 12V circuit breaker switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 10, 2021. Owners may contact Lion Electric Company customer service at 1-855-546-6706.

 

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.

 


Preventive Measures for 12V Power System (LionC units in service)

This document is to inform you of the preventive measures that operators must perform on LionC in service to prevent the risk of low voltage (12volt) loss, until the corrective action (recall) is taken.

IMPORTANT: The switch should never be used while the vehicle is running on either 12V or HV (unless it is an emergency). The switch should only be used for LionC maintenance tasks.

 


Chronology :

September 2, 2021: LionC accident on King Street in Sherbrooke.

September 30: Vehicle inspection by all parties involved at 241 Léger Street in Sherbrooke.

October 6: EPN 835 (Engineering Project Numbers) openening.

October 8: Beginning of the procedure of the preliminary tests.

November 7: Attempts to reproduce the cause of the accident at the vehicular level.

November 26: Identification of the present fix in the test series and validation.

To date, the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the accident.

 


12 Associated Documents

Recall 573 Report – December 2, 2021

RCLRPT-21V968-9815.PDF 213.609KB

 


Recall 573 Report – December 22, 2021

RCLRPT-21V968-2660.PDF 213.604KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-21V968-7644.pdf 145.659KB

 


Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-21V968-8549.PDF 213.613KB

 


Recall 573 Report-Amendment 1

RCLRPT-21V968-4062.PDF 213.604KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-21V968-3223.pdf 645.588KB

 


Safety Bulletin

RCSB-21V968-9784.pdf 787.071KB

 


Recall 573 Report

RCLRPT-21V968-6204.PDF 213.645KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-21V968-9079.pdf 2385.227KB

 


Recall 573 Report- Amendment 4 (03/01/2022)

RCLRPT-21V968-6294.PDF 213.742KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-1

RCLQRT-21V968-7539.PDF 211.134KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-2

RCLQRT-21V968-5769.PDF 211.233KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=21V968&docType=RCL

 


 

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