Fiat Chrysler Recalls 2.2 Million Trucks Over Faulty Air Bags - Patch.com
A day after announcing a massive recall of 1. 4 million vehicles over hacking concerns , Fiat Chrysler said Saturday it’s recalling another 2. 2 million trucks worldwide , this time because air bags can deploy without warning. The Italian American automaker said the steering wheel harness may rub against the driver’s front air bag module retainer spring, sometimes resulting in inadvertent deployment. 35 million vehicles are involved in that recall, 1. 06 million of them in the United States. Fiat Chrysler said it began investigating the problem after receiving as many as 55 reports of inadvertent air-bag deployments. Fiat Chrysler also said it is calling back nearly 844,000 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups built from 2013-2015 to make safety fixes to side-curtain air bags and the seat-belt pre-tensioner. The automaker said it was aware of two people who received minor injuries from the inadvertent deployment, but said there have been no crashes related to the defect. Source: patch.com
