Dodge Charger EVs Aren’t Loud Enough to Alert Pedestrians: Recall
Dodge is recalling 8390 Charger Daytona EVs because some are not emitting a legally required exterior sound.
The recall affects 2024–2025 Charger Daytona coupes, which can be fixed with a dealer-installed software update.
While Dodge dealers have already been notified, owners are expected to be contacted by July 10.
The electric Dodge Charger Daytona’s big party trick is its Fratzonic “exhaust” system, which is essentially an external noisemaker. It’s designed to trigger the same auditory sensations as a gas-powered muscle car, but the success of that effect is debatable.
Either way, 8390 copies of the two-door Charger EVs that are roaming the streets are being recalled because some of them might not meet the legal threshold for how loud an EV must be. This is important to help alert pedestrians and even other drivers. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) requires that hybrids and electric vehicles meet a certain sound level and have sound characteristics.
According to a recall report that was submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on June 12, 2025, the amplifiers that make the exterior sound may have incomplete software, which is the reason for the recall. This affects certain 2024 to 2025 Charger Daytona coupes, as they don’t meet the FVSS’s required “2-band alert” and “relative volume change.”
As part of the voluntary recall, the automaker says it will inspect all affected models and update the amplifier software, if necessary. Dodge dealers have already been notified, and owners should be contacted by July 10.
