Passenger car - Dodge Caliber
Dodge
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Poland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of injuries because the accelerator pedal may stick during vehicle operation. This could cause the vehicle to react differently than the driver anticipated and lead to a road accident.
Measures taken
- Voluntary recall from consumers by the manufacturer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The vehicle is equipped with an Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) system that utilizes “smart pedal” technology. It allows a brake pedal input to override the throttle control system. <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2010-w30/2010-w30_21-vin.pdf" target="_blank">See attached list of VIN numbers</a>.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1143/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-30
- Published
- 29 July 2010
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-17415
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