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Lightning Emotors FE4-129 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Lightning Emotors FE4-129 (2019–2021).

1
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2019
year with most recalls

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Model yearRecallsComplaints
2021 Lightning Emotors FE4-12910
2020 Lightning Emotors FE4-12910
2019 Lightning Emotors FE4-12910

All Lightning Emotors FE4-129 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lightning Emotors FE4-129, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Traction battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 23V207000 Reported 148 vehicles potentially affected Lightning eMotors Inc.

    Lightning eMotors Inc. (Lightning) is recalling certain 2020 FE4-86 and FT3-43, 2019-2021 FE4-129, and 2019-2022 FT3-86 vehicles. The battery packs may have defective structural welds and experience an internal radiator leak, causing battery failure.

    Remedy: Lightning will replace the battery pack, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 31, 2023. Owners may contact Lightning customer service at 1-970-744-7241. Lightning's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021

Other Lightning Emotors models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.