The "Do Not Drive" warning is for house owners of beforehand recalled 2005-2010 Dodge Magnum station wagons, Dodge Challenger coupes, and Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans who haven't but addressed Takata driver-side air-bag recollects.
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Chrysler-parent Stellantis is urging house owners of 276,000 older US automobiles to instantly cease driving after three crash deaths tied to defective Takata air bag inflators have been reported within the final seven months.
The “Do Not Drive” warning is for house owners of beforehand recalled 2005-2010 Dodge Magnum station wagons, Dodge Challenger coupes, and Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans who haven't but addressed Takata driver-side air-bag recollects.
Stellantis stated substitute driver-side air luggage have been out there for the automobiles topic to the cease driving discover since 2015.
Greater than 30 deaths worldwide and a whole bunch of accidents in varied automakers’ automobiles are linked to Takata air bag inflators that may explode, unleashing metallic shrapnel inside vehicles and vans.
Stellantis stated it had made greater than 150 complete contact makes an attempt to attempt to persuade the house owners of the automobiles concerned within the three deadly crashes to get recall repairs accomplished.
Many of the deaths reported have been in Honda Motor automobiles.
The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration stated Thursday it had confirmed two folks died in separate crashes involving 2010 Dodge Chargers the place the Takata driver’s facet air luggage exploded. Stellantis stated a Takata air bag was suspected in a 3rd loss of life.
The NHTSA stated it was conscious of a number of different suspected inflator ruptures in automobiles from different automakers doubtlessly because of exploding Takata air luggage. There have been greater than 400 US accidents reported tied to Takata air luggage.
During the last decade, greater than 67 million Takata air bag inflators have been recalled in the USA and greater than 100 million worldwide, within the largest auto security callback in historical past.
“Left unrepaired, recalled Takata air luggage are more and more harmful as the danger of an explosion rises as automobiles age,” stated NHTSA Appearing Administrator Ann Carlson.
The NHTSA says Takata recollects have been spurred by propellant that would break down after long-term publicity to high-temperature fluctuations and humidity.
Final 12 months, the NHTSA opened a probe into 30 million automobiles constructed by practically two dozen automakers which have doubtlessly faulty Takata air bag inflators.
The 30 million automobiles which might be a part of the 2021 investigation have inflators with a “desiccant” or drying agent.
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