NHTSA campaign 17V242000
Duruxx Recall 17V-242: Vehicle Exceeds Allowed Limit/FMVSS 500
NHTSA recall 17V242000 was reported by Duruxx LLC on April 10, 2017, with 17 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Duruxx DRX2 for model years 2015–2016. Owners were notified on September 7, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V242000 (also written 17V-242 or 17V242)
- Filed by
- Duruxx LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 17 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 500
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 17V242000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Duruxx
All Duruxx recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V242000.
Defect description
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."
Safety consequence
If the vehicles can exceed the allowed speed, it can increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 17V242000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.