Campaign 17V-242

Affected vehicles can exceed the 40 km/h speed allowed under the "Low Speed Vehicle" classification

Defect summary

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."

Consequence

If the vehicles can exceed the allowed speed, it can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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.

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.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 17V242000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about speed control on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 17V-242
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Duruxx	DRX2	2015 to 2016	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.