By year
Owner complaints about Nikola vehicles peaked at 1 in 2024
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2022 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Nikola
The complete NHTSA record for Nikola vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Nikola recalls are filed by Nikola.
Owner complaints in the last five years11 on file in all, across 2 models
Recall campaigns66 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations019 service bulletins
Components
Fuel system draws the most owner complaints about Nikola vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The TRE Fcev has the most complaints of any Nikola model
Every Nikola model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRE Fcev | 2023 to 2025 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| TRE BEV | 2022 to 2024 | 0 | None | 9 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Nikola product
- 25V-073 Feb 7, 2025
Hydrogen tank mounting block bolts may be too long and damage the tank
Fuel system · 95 vehicles - 24V-844 Nov 7, 2024
Resistor may degrade, causing the instrument panel to fail
Electrical system · 72 vehicles - 23V-580 Oct 6, 2023
Coolant may leak inside the battery pack
Electrical system · 209 vehicles - 23V-249 Apr 6, 2023
Electronic parking brake valve module (PVM) may fail to move into the park position when the parking brake is activated
Brakes · 364 vehicles - 23V-090 Feb 16, 2023
Shaft locking screw on the brake pedal may be missing or may not be fully threaded, which can cause the brake pedal to detach
Brakes · 137 vehicles - 22V-689 Sep 14, 2022
Seat belt shoulder anchorage assembly may have been improperly installed
Seat belts · 93 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.