(Auburn Hills, MI, Friday, November 4, 2022) – FCA US LLC has issued an urgent warning to owners and custodians of certain older model vehicles with unrepaired defective driver-side air bags to NOT drive these vehicles and to immediately schedule a free repair. The 276,000 impacted vehicles include model-year 2005-2010 Dodge Magnum station wagons, Dodge Challenger coupes, and Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans. Free replacement driver-side air bags have been available for this population since 2015.

Christopher Freeman of FCA’s safety and compliance team urges immediate attention to this Takata air bag recall.

SOUNDBITE #1

IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OR CUSTODIAN OF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, IT’S CRITICAL TO HAVE THESE DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS REPLACED. THE LONGER THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES REMAIN UNREPAIRED, THE GREATER THE RISK OF AN AIR-BAG RUPTURE WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN A CRASH WHERE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS.

SOUNDBITE #2

OUR DEALERS STAND READY TO HELP. REPAIRS TYPICALLY TAKE LESS THAN AN HOUR TO COMPLETE. CALL 833-585-0144 TO SCHEDULE A FREE REPAIR. WE’LL HELP YOU GET YOUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL COVER THAT COST. OR WE MAY BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR AT YOUR HOME.

If you are the owner or custodian of one of these vehicles, immediately call 833-585-0144 to schedule a free repair (at a dealership or via a mobile repair unit) and to get help transporting your car to the shop. To find out if your Dodge or Chrysler vehicle is under recall, visit www.recalls.mopar.com to check.