Proterra
Proterra has 2 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 2015–2022), with 19 recall campaigns and 0 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2019 (7). The Catalyst line has the most complaints, 0 over 8 model years.
A further 2 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Proterra and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Proterra model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Proterra only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| ZX5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Proterra had?
19 NHTSA recall campaigns name Proterra vehicles (model years 2015–2022). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 3,390, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Proterra model line has the most complaints?
Catalyst: 0 complaints over 8 model years (0.0 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Proterra?
No complaints are in the file.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.