Proterra CatalystYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 17 safety recalls on record for the Proterra Catalyst.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints1Top: Electrical system Safety recalls172015–2022 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Proterra Catalyst years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Catalyst median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls 2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls 2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls 2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Proterra Catalyst problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

1Electrical system

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	1	0

17 recalls

Proterra Catalyst recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electrical system24V-655 · 2019–2021 · Sep 6, 2024 · 483 vehicles Electrical system23V-697 · 2019–2022 · Oct 17, 2023 · 238 vehicles Windshield wiper/washer: motor23V-078 · 2020–2022 · Feb 13, 2023 · 252 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery22V-887 · 2017–2019 · Nov 30, 2022 · 300 vehicles Parking brake22V-855 · 2020–2021 · Nov 18, 2022 · 386 vehicles Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)22V-114 · 2015–2022 · Feb 28, 2022 · 724 vehicles Electrical system: software21V-268 · 2019–2020 · Apr 19, 2021 · 12 vehicles Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)20V-664 · 2018–2020 · Oct 28, 2020 · 5 vehicles Hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections20V-621 · 2019–2020 · Oct 7, 2020 · 8 vehicles Electrical system: software19V-871 · 2019 · Dec 9, 2019 · 140 vehicles Emergency: escape/egress/exit19V-460 · 2018–2019 · Jun 14, 2019 · 21 vehicles Supply: check valve19V-402 · 2017–2018 · May 30, 2019 · 147 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 17 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Catalyst

Jun 27, 2025
Remedy Effectiveness of Recall 22V887RQ25001 · 2017–2019 · still open
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