Chrysler parent Stellantis issues ‘Do Not Drive’ – Business News
Chrysler parent Stellantis on Wednesday issued a “Do Not Drive” warning for about 225,000 older automobiles within the US fitted with unrepaired faulty Takata air bag inflators.
The warning applies to varied older Dodge Ram, Durango, Dakota, Magnum, Challenger, Chrysler Aspen and 300, Jeep Wrangler and Mitsubishi Raider automobiles that haven’t had repairs accomplished from varied model years from 2003 by way of 2016.
Hundreds of accidents have been reported in varied automakers’ automobiles since 2009 from Takata air bag inflators that may explode, unleashing steel shrapnel inside automobiles and vans killing or injuring drivers or different vehicle occupants.
The warning applies to varied older Dodge Ram, Durango, Dakota, Magnum, Challenger (above), Chrysler Aspen and 300, Jeep Wrangler and Mitsubishi Raider fashions. BLOOMBERG NEWS
“This action is intended to accelerate the repair of the remaining affected vehicles to safeguard owners, their families and the general public from the risk of serious injury or death,” Stellantis mentioned in a assertion.
“This stop-drive directive is focused on completing repairs on this remaining population,” added Stellantis, which has accomplished recall repairs on more than 6.6 million automobiles, or about 95% of those who had been recalled more than a decade in the past.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mentioned 28 deaths stemming from crashes involving faulty Takata air bag inflators have occurred within the US and warned that “minor crashes can result in exploding Takata air bags that can kill or produce life-altering, gruesome injuries.”
Over the previous decade, more than 100 million automobiles fitted with Takata airbag inflators have been recalled worldwide, together with 67 million within the United States, within the largest-ever such recall within the nation’s historical past.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mentioned 28 deaths within the US stemming from crashes involving faulty Takata air bag inflators have occurred. Getty Images
Honda in 2024 confirmed 20 US deaths in Honda and Acura automobiles as a outcome of the Takata air bag issues, which have been blamed on propellant that may break down after long-term publicity to high-temperature fluctuations and humidity.
A quantity of automakers have urged house owners of older automobiles to stop driving them till they get the inflators changed.
In November 2022, Stellantis urged house owners of 276,000 older US automobiles to instantly stop driving.
