The defect
Denago EV is recalling certain 2024-2025 Nomad, 2024-2026 Nomad XL, 2026 Scout 2, 2026 Scout 4, 2024-2026 Rover XL, 2024-2026 Rover XXL, and 2024-2026 Rover XL6 vehicles. The vehicles may fail to make pedestrian warning sounds when in motion. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
The risk
A vehicle that does not emit sound may fail to alert pedestrians of a moving vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will provide an acoustic vehicle alerting system remedy kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 5, 2026. Owners may contact Denago EV's customer service at 1-877-755-2453. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 1, 2026.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Denago EV Nomad | 2024, 2025 |
| Denago EV Nomad XL | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Denago EV Rover XL | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Denago EV Rover XL6 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Denago EV Rover XXL | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Denago EV Scout 2 | 2026 |
| Denago EV Scout 4 | 2026 |
Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denago EV Nomad | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Nomad | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Nomad XL | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Nomad XL | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Nomad XL | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Rover XL | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Rover XL | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Rover XL | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Rover XL6 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Rover XL6 | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Rover XL6 | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Rover XXL | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Rover XXL | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Rover XXL | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Scout 2 | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Denago EV Scout 4 | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
Other forward collision avoidance recalls in 2026
6 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the forward collision avoidance.
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| 26V420000 30 Jun 2026 | TEKO, INC. |
| 26V316000 18 May 2026 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 26V247000 17 Apr 2026 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 26V084000 12 Feb 2026 | International Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026