Fiat Chrysler to buy back more than 500000 Ram pickups - KATC Lafayette News
DETROIT (AP) - Fiat Chrysler must offer to buy back from customers more than 500,000 Ram pickup trucks and other vehicles in the biggest such action in U. S. history as part of a costly deal with safety regulators to settle legal problems in... Models included in the buyback offer are certain Ram 1500s from 2009 to 2012. the Ram 1500 Mega Cab 4 by 4 from 2008. and the Ram 2500 4 by 4, 3500 4 by 4, 4500 4 by 4, and 5500 4 by 4, all from 2008 through 2012. Also part of the offer are 2009... In addition, owners of more than a million older Jeeps with vulnerable rear-mounted gas tanks will be able to trade them in or be paid by Chrysler to have the vehicles repaired. The Ram pickups, which are the company's top-selling vehicle, have defective steering parts that can cause drivers to lose control. The older Jeeps have fuel tanks located behind the rear axle, with little to shield them in a rear crash. Both the Jeep and Ram measures are part of a larger settlement between the government and the automaker over allegations of misconduct in 23 recalls covering more than 11 million vehicles. Source: www.katc.com
