By James Rodger
A warning has been issued for thousands of drivers with quiet electric cars . One of the most popular electric cars in the United States is being recalled by its manufacturer amid fears that the vehicle is too quiet. The United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has warned 8,390 Dodge Chargers are being recalled. Certain 2024 and 2025 electric models are being recalled over concerns they are too quiet for fellow road users. The recall warns a car which does not emit a sound may fail to alert pedestrians of a moving vehicle. According to NHTSA’s recall, 2024 to 2025 Dodge Charger Daytonas might not make this required noise, as its required noise maker might have been installed but not programmed correctly, producing no sound other than what the motor produces naturally. READ MORE Next UK heatwave set to be ‘even hotter than expected’ and will start within days Stellantis is telling dealers to 鈥減roactively minimize customer inconvenience鈥 during the repair and offer alternate transportation. This could range from a dealer shuttle service to possibly a loaner car while your Charger EV requires the service. If this issue is present in a vehicle, it could fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, “Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid Electric Vehicles”. The document states: “Vehicles that do not emit exterior sound will be more difficult for pedestrians and other drivers to detect, which could cause a crash without prior warning or increase the risk of injury to pedestrians.” It comes days after Dodge鈥檚 SRT sub-brand mde a wholesale return with a teaser to suggest loud V8s will be back alongside it. Following the departure of former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, the Hemi already returned to a Ram truck last month. Speaking on SRT鈥檚 return, Tim Kuniskis, who is now overseeing Stellantis鈥 North American brands, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e getting the band back together. SRT is another box we needed to check as we head into a product launch cadence, enabling more performance than we鈥檝e ever seen before. “We鈥檙e working with our product development and technology organisation to select the best engineers in powertrain and vehicle dynamics to build a team worthy of the SRT name.鈥