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Orange Ev pitman arm bolt may have been incorrectly tightened, allowing the bolt to loosen.

NHTSA campaign 21V-827 · Reported October 21, 2021 · 252 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Orange Ev
VEHICLES AFFECTED
252
REMEDY
OEV Service Technicians will tighten or replace the pitman arm bolt, as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Orange EV reported a problem with the gear box shaft pitman. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The pitman arm bolt may have been incorrectly tightened, allowing the bolt to loosen.

WHY IT MATTERS

A loose bolt may allow the pitman arm to detach from the steering box, causing a loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

OEV Service Technicians will tighten or replace the pitman arm bolt, as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 21V-827.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 21V-827

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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