NHTSA campaign 22V720000 · Lightning Emotors campaign 2022-001
Lightning Emotors Recall 22V-720: Brake and ABS Warning Light Failure/FMVSS 101, 105
NHTSA recall 22V720000 (Lightning Emotors campaign 2022-001) was reported by Lightning eMotors Inc. on September 27, 2022, with 226 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lightning Emotors FE4 and Lightning Emotors FT3 for the 2022 model year. Owners were notified on November 22, 2022, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 22V720000 (also written 22V-720 or 22V720)
- Filed by
- Lightning eMotors Inc.
- Lightning Emotors campaign number
- 2022-001
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 226 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 101
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 22V720000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Lightning Emotors
All Lightning Emotors recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V720000.
Defect description
Lightning eMotors Inc. (LeM) is recalling certain 2022 FT3 and FE4 vehicles. The digital instrument panel may fail to illuminate the "BRAKE" and "ABS" warning lights when a low brake fluid error or an ABS system error is detected. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards number 101, "Control and Displays" and 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."
Safety consequence
The driver may not be warned of low brake fluid or an ABS malfunction should the warning lights fail to illuminate, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
LeM will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 22, 2022. Owners may contact LeM customer service at 1-970-744-7241. LeM's number for this recall is 2022-001.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 22V720000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.