Chrysler Recalls two.9 Million U.S. Automobiles With Takata Airbags

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced today that it will vastly expand its recall of older Dodge, Chrysler, and Mitsubishi vehicles to replace driver-side airbags manufactured by disgraced auto supplier Takata. The expanded recall affects an estimated 3.3 million autos constructed between 2004 and 2007, 2.9 million of which are in the U.S. See under for the full list of impacted models.

In a statement, the automaker says that neither FCA US nor Takata has identified any defects in the airbags employed in the newly-recalled vehicles, despite conducting “more than 1,000 laboratory tests.” The Takata elements used in the newly-recalled FCA automobiles are a different style from those linked to injury or death triggered by shrapnel shooting out of the airbag in the course of deployment. The automaker reports one U.S. injury linked to an older Chrysler automobile, which occurred in Florida.

But in the wake of the increasingly disastrous findings about potentially-deadly Takata airbags, the NHTSA has publicly criticized automakers for not extending their recalls nationwide, and the agency’s deputy chief David Friedman singled out Chrysler in a scathing criticism in early December. FCA US had previously performed a little recall action limited to high-humidity regions of Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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With this choice, FCA US joins Ford, Toyota, Honda, and Mazda in launching nationwide recalls on Takata components. Impacted cars are listed beneath. For ongoing Takata recall coverage, check our continually updated Takata details portal.

Model years 2004 via 2007 are impacted for all listed cars.

Dodge Ram: 1500, 2500, 3500 pickups 3500 Chassis Cab

Dodge: Durango, Charger, Magnum, Dakota

Chrysler: Aspen, 300

Mitsubishi: Raider

Chrysler Recalls two.9 Million U.S. Automobiles With Takata Airbags