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Nikola Is Recalling Every
Electric Truck It Has Ever Built
Sep
27, 2022 by
ZeroHedge
Nikola
Corp. is recalling all 93 battery-electric Nikola Tre Class 8 trucks
it has built to date because improper installation of the shoulder
anchorage assembly of the seat belts could reduce protection in a
crash.
Nikola
imports cabs from Italy, where they are built by manufacturing partner
Iveco, which is responsible for the defect.
The
electric truck maker began regular production at a new plant in
Coolidge, Arizona, in March. It reported to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration on Sept. 14 that it has no warranty or
customer claims for the issue.
The
assembly as designed and installed could become detached under the
weight of a passenger. The seat belt anchor assembly design does not
allow full thread engagement for the anchor bolt. It may cause cross
threading, a condition in which a fastening screw does not engage
correctly with a nut.
Discovered during pre-delivery
inspection
During a
predelivery inspection at a dealership on July 18, a Nikola employee
discovered the shoulder anchorage on the passenger side seat belt was
disconnected from the B-pillar adjuster. Nikola told Iveco, which said
the final torque on the passenger seat belt shoulder anchorage was not
installed to specification.
Nikola
will replace the components of the seat belt anchor assembly and the
adjuster on all vehicles for free. The replacement component is
narrower than the original, allowing the assembly to completely
thread.
Customer
and dealer letters about the defect will be mailed between Oct. 1 and
Nov. 1.
The NHTSA recall number is 22V689.
Milton trial resumes Wednesday
Separately, the federal fraud trial for Nikola founder Trevor Milton
resumes Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of New York. Dour market conditions, and possibly attention from the
trial, dragged Nikola’s stock price 24.02% lower last week to close at
$3.89 a share, just above its 52-week low of $3.82.
By
Zerohedge.com
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