ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
The accumulation of liquid inside the battery pack enclosure increases the risk of a fire.
9 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open).
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
The accumulation of liquid inside the battery pack enclosure increases the risk of a fire.
A loose steering gearbox can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
An unsecured steering gear box could cause the driver to lose the ability to steer the vehicle, increasing the risk of crash or injury.
If the tempered glass roof hatch shatters, glass fragments may fall onto passengers, increasing the risk of an injury.
If the swivel valves are unable to protect the air brake system against loss of air pressure, this may lead to service brake failure and the possibility for the uncontrolled application of the safety brake. Either condition increases the risk of crash.
A build up of air pressure can cause the brakes to drag and possibly overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
Two 2018 PROTERRA CATALYSTs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.