Stellantis is recalling almost 45,000 plug-in hybrid crossover SUVs globally as a result of they could have been constructed with frail brake pedals.
The recall encompasses 2024-2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale and 2024 Dodge Hornet plug-in hybrids. Of the entire variety of recalled autos, 21,069 are within the U.S., 2,299 in Canada, 145 in Mexico, and 20,987 in markets outdoors North America in response to Stellantis.
2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale
The affected autos might have brake pedals that collapse when pressed, rendering them unusable. Ought to this happen, drivers can pull the digital parking brake tab on the middle console to assist sluggish the autos, Stellantis notes, including that automated emergency braking may also intervene if a collision is prone to happen. Drivers should make it possible for characteristic is turned on, although.
Stellantis estimates that 5% of the recalled autos have defective brake pedals. The automaker is conscious of 15 circumstances of collapsed brake pedals globally, together with one crash, however no accidents or fatalities.
2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale
Sellers will reinforce the brake pedals in affected autos freed from cost. Stellantis expects to mail proprietor notification letters Oct. 24. Homeowners also can contact Stellantis customer support at 1-800-853-1403, or go to the automaker’s recall website, for extra data. The automaker’s reference quantity for this recall is B7B.
The closely-related Tonale and Hornet plug-in hybrids have been additionally recalled final 12 months over a hearth concern associated to free battery cables. The Tonale is bought solely as a plug-in hybrid within the U.S., whereas the Hornet can also be bought with a standard non-hybrid powertrain. Each extract 33 miles of EPA-rated electrical vary and 29 mpg mixed gasoline economic system, whereas aiming for a sporty character and foreshadowing upcoming all-electric fashions from each manufacturers.
