NHTSA campaign 22V934000 · Lightning Emotors campaign 2022-002

Lightning Emotors Recall 22V-934: High Voltage Battery Packs May Fail

NHTSA recall 22V934000 (Lightning Emotors campaign 2022-002) was reported by Lightning eMotors Inc. on December 16, 2022, with 27 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lightning Emotors FE4 for model years 2021–2022. Owners were notified on February 6, 2023, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 22V934000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
22V934000 (also written 22V-934 or 22V934)
Filed by
Lightning eMotors Inc.
Lightning Emotors campaign number
2022-002
Report received
Potentially affected
27 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Propulsion System — Traction Battery
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 22V934000. 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

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V934000.

Defect description

Lightning eMotors Inc. (LeM) is recalling certain 2021-2022 FE4-129 vehicles equipped with Romeo Power battery packs. The high voltage battery may lose traction power while driving or fail to start.

Safety consequence

A sudden loss of traction power while driving increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

LeM will replace the battery, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2023. Owners may contact LeM customer service at 1-970-744-4926 or 1-800-223-0740. LeM's number for this recall is LeM Recall 2022-002.

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 22V934000

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.