Chrysler announced a recall of nearly 2,000 new mid-sized cars to fix a problem with fuel tank control valves on Thursday.
The damaged fuel tank control valves are only believed to be in 16 of the 1,934 model year 2013 Dodge Avenger sedans built over a five-day period last autumn and sold in North America, The Detroit News reported.
A routine maintenance inspection led the supplier of the fuel tank control valves to discover it has shipped damaged goods.
Of the nearly 2,000 vehicles being recalled, 1,785 are believed to be in the United States.
Chrysler dealers have been notified to conduct inspections of all vehicles subject to recall. If damaged fuel tank control valves are found, the vehicles' fuel-tank assemblies will be replaced at no charge.
A report from ClickOnDetriot said affected customers will be notified directly. No accidents or injuries related to the recall have been reported.
This is the second time in a week Chrysler has issued a recall for one of its models.
Last Friday the Chrysler Group recalled 4,278 of its Dodge Vipers to fix a potential issue that may cause the sports cars' airbags to inadvertently deploy.
The recall of the 2003 and 2004 model year Vipers was global, according to Reuters, with 3,660 affected vehicles believed to be in the United States. Canada was sold 440 of the affected cars, while 10 were sold in Mexico. Around the rest of the world 168 affected Vipers are subject to the recall.
As with the recalled Dodge Avengers, the repairs to the recalled Vipers will be done at no charge.
Last November Chrysler recalled about 923,00 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Liberty SUVs from model years 2002 through 2004 for the same airbag deployment issue as the Vipers'.
Chrysler said it is unaware of any unintentional deployments of Viper airbags.
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