Lightning Emotors Ft3-120, Lightning Emotors Ft3-40, Lightning Emotors Ft3-80, model years 2021 to 2023. Filed by Lightning eMotors Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 9 October 2023. 239 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Lightning eMotors Inc. (Lightning eMotors) is recalling certain 2021-2022 FT3-40, 2021-2023 FT3-80, and 2022-2023 FT3-120 vehicles. The instrument cluster may not activate the "Brake," "Park," and "ABS" indicator warning lights during the light function check when the ignition is turned to the "on" (run) position. As …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 23V678 cover?
- Lightning Emotors Ft3-120, Lightning Emotors Ft3-40, Lightning Emotors Ft3-80, model years 2021-2023.
- What is wrong with them?
- Lightning eMotors Inc. (Lightning eMotors) is recalling certain 2021-2022 FT3-40, 2021-2023 FT3-80, and 2022-2023 FT3-120 vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Failure to illuminate the indicator warning lights during vehicle startup may not properly notify the driver of system failures, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 1, 2023. Owners may contact Lightning eMotors customer service at 1-970-744-7241.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Failure to illuminate the indicator warning lights during vehicle startup may not properly notify the driver of system failures, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 23V678 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Lightning eMotors Inc. |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Instrument Cluster/Panel |
| Reported to NHTSA | 9 October 2023 |
| Model years | 2021-2023 |
| Vehicles named | LIGHTNING EMOTORS FT3-120, LIGHTNING EMOTORS FT3-40, LIGHTNING EMOTORS FT3-80 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Failure to illuminate the indicator warning lights during vehicle startup may not properly notify the driver of system failures, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 1, 2023. Owners may contact Lightning eMotors customer service at 1-970-744-7241.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 23V678, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v678/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 23V678 on 5 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
3f1a7647 - Consequence
caebaf39 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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