Chrysler Re-Recalls 703000 Minivans, SUVs Over Switches - Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is doing a second recall of 703,000 minivans and SUVs with a defective ignition switch that can rotate out of position, similar to the faulty General Motors Co. part tied to dozens of deaths. The action covers the 2008-2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Journey, the U. S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a document posted on its website Friday. The company previously tried to fix the switch defect, which can lead vehicles to stall, lose power and disable their air bags, in recalls announced in 2011 and 2014. GM’s ignition-switch defect, now linked to 57 deaths in crashes, led to the... The wireless ignition module will now be replaced in all recalled vehicles. No fatalities have been reported in the Chrysler or Dodge vehicles. Chrysler Probe NHTSA’s probe into the Chrysler vehicles began after the GM ignition-switch disclosures last year. Chrysler determined that these three vehicles’ air bags function for two-tenths of a second if the ignition switch moves to the accessory or off position. Fiat Chrysler spokesman Eric Mayne said the latest campaign doesn’t involve any vehicles that weren’t covered by the previous recalls. Source: www.bloomberg.com
