Duruxx recall: Vehicle speed control
What is wrong
Duruxx LLC (Duruxx) is recalling certain 2015-2016 DRX2 Low-Speed vehicles. The affected vehicles can exceed the 40 km/h speed allowed under the "Low Speed Vehicle" classification. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 500, "Low Speed Vehicles."
What could happen
If the vehicles can exceed the allowed speed, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Duruxx will notify owners, and dealers will adjust the throttle body to limit the maximum speed, free of charge. The recall began on September 7, 2017.
Vehicles covered
- Duruxx Drx2 2015–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 17V242000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Duruxx LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 10, 2017
- Owners notified
- Sep 7, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 17
- Started by
- NHTSA compliance testing
- Built
- Apr 15, 2015 to Dec 31, 2016
- Part
- Vehicle speed control
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 500
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.safercar.gov.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.