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title: "LION LIONC (2025) - Recall 23V452000 — NHTSA record 242496 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Lion Electrical Company (Lion) is recalling certain 2021-2025 LionC school buses. Loose hardware inside the high-voltage distribution unit (HVDU) or direct curr"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-242496-lion-lionc-2025-recall-23v452000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# LION LIONC (2025) - Recall 23V452000 — NHTSA record 242496

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Jun 28, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: LION LIONC (2025) - Recall 23V452000
- **Reason**: Lion Electrical Company (Lion) is recalling certain 2021-2025 LionC school buses. Loose hardware inside the high-voltage distribution unit (HVDU) or direct current junction box (DCJB) enclosures may contact electrical terminals, causing a short circuit. A short circuit can shut down the high-voltage circuit, causing a loss of steering assistance or drive power and reducing braking power, increasing the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Lion Electric Company
- **Quantity**: 65
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 242496

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V452000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: LION LIONC; model year 2025. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Jun 28, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Aug 21, 2023
- **Record created**: Jun 28, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Lion technicians will replace the hardware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 21, 2023. Owners may contact Lion customer service at 1-855-546-6706. Lion's number for this recall is R2023-007b.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V452000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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