XOS Power Train: Driveshaft

Xos is recalling about 275 vehicles over a problem with the power train. Loose bolts may allow the driveshaft to separate, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
23V145000
Manufacturer
Xos, Inc.
Reported
3 March 2023
Vehicles
275
Built between
Not published
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 April 2023
Repaired
97%
Unrepaired
8

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2021 XOS RM01
  • 2021 XOS SA01
  • 2021-2022 XOS SV05

Repair progress

8 of 275 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2025.

97% repaired — 267 of 275 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Xos, Inc. (Xos) is recalling certain 2021 RM01, SA01, and 2021-2022 SV05 vehicles. The bolts connecting the electronic parking brake rotor to the driveshaft may have been improperly tightened.

What could happen

Loose bolts may allow the driveshaft to separate, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will replace the bolts and related hardware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 19, 2023.

Parts involved

  • Driveline AssemblyRM01-MB-A0028-AMedium Duty, WB178
  • Flange YokeVN00-MB-M0003-A

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA3 March 2023
  2. Owners notified19 April 2023
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2025 — 97% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 March 2023.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Xos customer service at 1-818-316-1890. Xos's number for this recall is REC 002-23.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
REC 002-23
Recalling manufacturer
Xos, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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