Over 350,000 Vehicles Affected This Month

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Stellantis is recalling nearly 285,000 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles for defective airbags that can rupture, causing sharp pieces of metal to strike passengers, according to a regulator filing Friday—the fourth such recall by the manufacturer this month. .

The automaker said some Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles had defective air bag inflators.

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Important Facts

The recall affects Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles from the 2018-2021 model years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. to open.

The vehicles are equipped with curtain air bag inflators—located on the side of the roof above the front and rear doors—that can rupture due to an unknown manufacturing defect, regulators said.

A rupture can cause the compressed gas inside the airbag to “escape rapidly,” potentially releasing sharp pieces of metal that could cause injury or death, according to another. to open.

Affected customers can go to Dodge or Chrysler dealers, who will replace both side curtain airbags free of charge.

Chrysler said it was not aware of any accidents or injuries caused by the defect, adding that it would notify customers beginning May 3 (the automaker did not immediately respond to a request for comment).

Big Number

2.7 million. That’s how many vehicles Chrysler and Stellantis recalled last year at 45 recall centers, according to for NHTSA data. The automaker recalled the second most vehicles, behind Ford, which recalled more than 6.1 million vehicles. For all manufacturers, more than 23.7 million vehicles were recalled in total.

Important Background

The Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 recall is the fourth for parent company Chrysler this month. A car manufacturer he remembered more than 38,000 vehicles installed with airbags that may not deploy in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Some Jeep Wrangler, Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 vehicles from the 2023-2024 model years were affected by the recall, among others. Two weeks earlier, Chrysler he remembered more than 36,000 vehicles with incorrect labels for the maximum weight capacity of the vehicle. Incorrect labels suggest that some Alfa Romeo Tonale and Dodge Hornet vehicles from the 2023-2024 model years may be overloaded, which increases the risk of accidents, regulators said. The company also issued a series of recalls last month that affected more than 546,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler vehicles.

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