Although they’re principally there to reinforce a car’s styling, rear spoilers are supposed to maintain a automobile caught firmly to the highway. However what about holding the spoiler caught to the car? That’s turned out to be a difficulty for some fashions of Durango SUV, forcing Dodge to difficulty a recall.
Dodge has found that the rear spoiler on sure 2021-23 Durangos might not be aligned appropriately with the car’s roof, which may result in the spoiler changing into broken when the rear liftgate is opened and closed. In a worst case situation the spoiler may come indifferent, which might actually spoil somebody’s day in the event that they had been following a Durango when it determined to jettison its wing.
A complete of 139,019 Durangos constructed between October 2020 and February 2023 are doubtlessly affected and are being recalled to sellers. House owners can be contacted beginning April 14 and requested to schedule a go to to their native service division to have the spoiler checked.
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Dodge says that the difficulty is said to an meeting drawback, reasonably than a defective half, and isn’t at the moment conscious of any accidents or accidents which have resulted from the spoiler making a break for freedom. However the danger of the wing detaching is an actual one. Dodge has recognized eight buyer help data, 56 guarantee claims and one discipline report referring to the difficulty. It means that earlier than the spoiler really breaks off Durango house owners may hear it hitting the physique when opening the liftgate or decide up a rattling sound whereas driving.