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Nikola coolant may leak inside the battery pack.

NHTSA campaign 23V-580 · Reported October 6, 2023 · 209 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Nikola TRE
VEHICLES AFFECTED
209
REMEDY
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures.
COST
Free

The short version

Nikola Corporation reported a problem with the thermal management fluid/coolant. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

Coolant may leak inside the battery pack.

WHY IT MATTERS

Leaking coolant can accumulate inside the battery pack, causing an electrical short and increasing the risk of fire.

WHAT TO DO

The Main Battery Disconnect (MBD) switch should be left in the "ON" position at all times until the vehicle is repaired, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 23V-580.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2022–2023Nikola TRE

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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