11/4/22 - Owners Are Being Told "Do Not Drive" These Vehicles

Friday, November 4, 2022 at 7:11 AM

istockphoto unsplash.com

Owners who have some older model Dodge and Chrylser vehicles are being told to stop driving them.

-Stellantis is warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them. 

The warning comes after Takata air bags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers.

All three deaths were in warm-weather states and occurred in the past year.

The company, formerly Fiat Chrysler, is telling people to stop driving Dodge Magnum wagons, Dodge Challenger and Charger muscle cars and Chrysler 300 sedans from the 2005 through 2010 model years.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says if left unrepaired, the recalled Takata air bags can become increasingly dangerous, because the risk of an explosion rises as vehicles age, especially when exposed to moisture in the air and repeated high temperatures. 

Most of the deaths and about 400 injuries have happened in U.S. states with warmer weather.

 

 

More from Featured

On Air Now Mornings with Jeremy & Amanda
Looking Up Sidewalk Prophets w/Megan Danielle 7:45am
Fingerprints Dan Bremnes 7:37am
Encouraging Words From Your Bible

Do not be angry beyond measure, O Lord; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look upon us we pray, for we are all your people.

ISAIAH 64:9 | NIV
Family-Friendly Commercial-Free
91.3 WCSG
Grand Rapids / Lakeshore
88.3 WCXK
Kalamazoo
90.9 WCFG
Battle Creek
89.9 WCXB
Benton Harbor