By model year
Proterra ZX5 complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Proterra ZX5
Every Proterra ZX5 model year on file, 2015 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72015 to 2023
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins353Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Proterra ZX5 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2022 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | 74 |
| 2021 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | 103 |
| 2020 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | 87 |
| 2019 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 65 |
| 2016 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Proterra ZX5
- 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-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-829 Nov 7, 2022
Interlock override switch was not installed during production
Electrical system · 3 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-040 Feb 1, 2021
These vehicles have a front fender flare which may cause mud, dirt, debris, rain and snow to splash onto the driver's side window and mirror
Structure · 21 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.