Chrysler is recalling nearly 286, 000 vehicles in the United States over a manufacturing defect that might cause the side curtain airbag inflators to rupture, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) said on Friday.
The right and left part curtain airbag inflators may tear in strong metal fragments striking inhabitants, resulting in injury or death, the US regulator said.
The recall did change certain 2018–2021 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 designs.
Stellantis- owned Chrysler said specific cars may have been equipped with SABIC inflator that had water introduced during dealer production. This may lead to anxiety rust and possible rupture.
These inflators do not use the same fuel or inflator style as formerly recalled Takata airbags, the carmaker said….
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