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Proterra Catalyst

Every Proterra Catalyst model year on file, 2015 to 2022. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82015 to 2022
Recall campaigns17Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins452Summed across model years
By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.751201520162017201820192020202112022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Proterra Catalyst complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Proterra Catalyst model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Proterra Catalyst by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2022Not decoded0NoneNone300
2021Bus10.0None5055
2020Not decoded0NoneNone80110
2019Not decoded0NoneNone91146
2018Not decoded0NoneNone9174
2017Not decoded0NoneNone8141
2016Not decoded0NoneNone6015
2015Not decoded0NoneNone4011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Proterra Catalyst

  • 24V-655 Sep 6, 2024
    Vehicle controller software may allow the electrical circuit for the radiator fan to overheat
    Electrical system · 483 vehicles
  • 23V-697 Oct 17, 2023
    Transistor inside the inverter may overheat and fail, which can result in a loss of power steering and drive power
    Electrical system · 238 vehicles
  • 23V-078 Feb 13, 2023
    Windshield wiper motors may operate intermittently or may fail to operate
    Visibility and wipers · 252 vehicles
  • 22V-887 Nov 30, 2022
    One or more battery packs may allow liquid to leak into and accumulate in the battery pack enclosure
    Electrical system · 300 vehicles
  • 22V-855 Nov 18, 2022
    Back pressure in the shared air exhaust for the pneumatic ride height system and parking brake control valve may engage the parking brake while…
    Brakes · 386 vehicles
  • 22V-114 Feb 28, 2022
    Plexus adhesive between the torque limiter plate and the bus body may be insufficient, causing the bolts that secure the steering gearbox to loosen
    Steering · 724 vehicles
  • 21V-268 Apr 19, 2021
    Software defect in the body controller that operates the door motor may allow the rear door to open unexpectedly
    Electrical system · 12 vehicles
  • 20V-664 Oct 28, 2020
    Lack of plexus adhesive between the torque plate and the vehicle chassis may cause the bolts securing the steering gear box to loosen
    Steering · 5 vehicles
  • 20V-621 Oct 7, 2020
    Power steering hose located at the pump and reservoir may leak and sweat fluid through the hose
    Steering · 8 vehicles
  • 19V-871 Dec 9, 2019
    Body controller software update may have disabled the audible and visible warnings that notifies the operator that the brake interlock could be…
    Electrical system · 140 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.