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Lion électrique

Official notice

7 Oct 2025

Last checked

7 Oct 2025

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Lion électrique. Issue: On certain school buses, the control panel for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the wiring could overheat. Safety Risk: Wiring that overheats could create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: To reduce the safety risk, LION advises you to follow the latest version of the inspection procedure available on their website and not to use your school bus if there's any issues with the HVAC system. LION will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions for how to correct the wiring for the HVAC system. Alternatively, you may schedule an appointment to have the repairs done at an authorized LION service center. Published 2025-10-07.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

78265

Official notice

2025-10-07

The hazard

Issue: On certain school buses, the control panel for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the wiring could overheat. Safety Risk: Wiring that overheats could create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: To reduce the safety risk, LION advises you to follow the latest version of the inspection procedure available on their website and not to use your school bus if there's any issues with the HVAC system. LION will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions for how to correct the wiring for the HVAC system. Alternatively, you may schedule an appointment to have the repairs done at an authorized LION service center.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

78265

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2014, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 2

Year: 2014, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 3

Year: 2015, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 4

Year: 2015, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 5

Year: 2016, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 6

Year: 2016, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 7

Year: 2017, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 8

Year: 2017, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 9

Year: 2018, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 10

Year: 2018, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 11

Year: 2019, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 12

Year: 2019, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 13

Year: 2020, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 14

Year: 2020, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 15

Year: 2021, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 16

Year: 2021, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 17

Year: 2022, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 18

Year: 2022, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 19

Year: 2023, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 20

Year: 2023, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 21

Year: 2024, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 22

Year: 2024, Make: LION, Model: 360

Product 23

Year: 2025, Make: LION, Model: C

Product 24

Year: 2025, Make: LION, Model: 360

Risk / hazard

Issue: On certain school buses, the control panel for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the wiring could overheat. Safety Risk: Wiring that overheats could create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: To reduce the safety risk, LION advises you to follow the latest version of the inspection procedure available on their website and not to use your school bus if there's any issues with the HVAC system. LION will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions for how to correct the wiring for the HVAC system. Alternatively, you may schedule an appointment to have the repairs done at an authorized LION service center.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Lion, Lion Électrique.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

78265

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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