Stellantis is recalling greater than 1.2 million Ram pickup vehicles within the U.S. to repair a software program downside that may disable the digital stability management system.
The recall covers sure vehicles from 2029 and 2021 by 2025 fashions of the Ram 1500 vehicles. The recall additionally impacts greater than 233,161 automobiles in Canada, Mexico and sure markets outdoors of North America.
The auto producer stated in an announcement on Saturday the vehicles could have anti-lock brake software program that would inadvertently shut down the steadiness management, which manages the throttle and brakes to keep away from skidding.
If that occurs, the brakes would nonetheless work, Stellantis stated.
The corporate stated it isn’t conscious of any crashes or accidents from the issue.
U.S. security requirements require digital stability management to work throughout almost all phases of driving, the corporate says.
Sellers will replace software program to repair the issue without charge to homeowners, who can be notified by letters beginning Oct. 3.
The Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration additionally introduced Saturday that Stellantis is recalling 32,863 Jeep Gladiator automobiles manufactured between 2020-2024. The corporate can be recalling Jeep Wrangler automobiles manufactured between 2018 and 2024 because the instrument panel cluster within the automobiles could expertise an inner brief circuit, in accordance with Reuters.
These are the most recent in a sequence of remembers for Stellantis this 12 months.
In March, Stellantis additionally recalled 1000’s of Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles due to a producing defect that would trigger airbags to rupture, spraying metallic fragments across the cabin. In February, the corporate recalled greater than 338,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees due to a ball joint subject that would end in a lack of management by the driving force, doubtlessly resulting in a crash.
In July, Stellanis recalled 332,000 Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Jeep automobiles as a result of sensors on their seat belt connectors are usually not working correctly. The corporate stated on the time it had acquired at the very least 578 studies in regards to the defective sensor however is not conscious of any accidents or accidents associated to the problem.
A month earlier, the automaker recalled nearly 1.2 million automobiles in North America to repair a software program glitch that may disable the rearview cameras. The recall coated Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Ram pickup vehicles and SUVs.