Owners of older Dodge and Chrysler vehicles should stop driving them.
Stellantis and U.S. safety regulators have confirmed that an exploding Takata airbag inflator has killed another driver.
Stellantis is urging people to stop driving Dodge Magnum wagons, Dodge Challenger and Charger muscle cars and Chrysler 300 sedans from the 2005 through 2010 model years. Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate airbags in a crash. But the chemical can become more volatile over time when exposed to moisture in the air and repeated high temperatures. The explosion can rupture a metal canister and hurl shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
The recalls affect vehicles in which the airbag inflators have not been replaced as part of the recall. In a statement, Stellantis said the vehicle’s owner asked the company about the airbag recall in 2018, but then declined to schedule service. The company said it sent 114 urgent notices to the owner for the past seven years.
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