H Fiat Chrysler Automobiles επεκτείνει την λίστα των αυτοκινήτων της που ανακαλεί λόγω των αερόσακων της Takata, με την εταιρία πλέον να ανακοινώνει πως καλεί 3,3 εκατ. αυτοκίνητά της, παραγωγής μεταξύ 2004 και 2007, για να αλλαχθεί ο αερόσακος του συνοδηγού. Ανάμεσα στα μοντέλα που ανακαλούνται είναι τα Dodge Ram 1500, 2500 και 3500, Dodge Durango, Chrysler Aspen, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Dodge Magnum, Dodge Dakota και Mitsubishi Raider. Μέχρι στιγμής, η FCA έχει αναγκαστεί να ανακαλέσει 3.672.770 αυτοκίνητά της λόγω των προβληματικών αερόσακων της Ιαπωνικής εταιρίας.
H Takata μέσω μιας ανοικτής επιστολής, υποστηρίζει πως η κατάσταση είναι υπό έλεγχο, και προσπαθεί να επιλύσει την τρέχουσα κρίση το συντομότερο δυνατό. Αναλυτικά την επιστολή μπορείς να την διαβάσεις εδώ.
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Statement: Global Air-Bag Inflator Replacement
December 19, 2014 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – FCA US LLC will replace driver’s-side air-bag inflators in an estimated 3.3 million older-model vehicles worldwide, in an expansion of an ongoing regional field action.
Neither FCA US, nor Takata Corporation, the supplier, has identified a defect in this population of inflators. These components also are distinct from Takata inflators cited in fatalities involving other auto makers.
More than 1,000 laboratory tests have been performed on these components. All deployed as intended, but FCA US continues to study the suspect inflators, which are not used in the Company’s current production vehicles.
Outside of Florida, one of the areas covered by the original action, no FCA US vehicle has been linked to an air-bag deployment of the type that has raised public concern. Nevertheless, the Company is replacing the Takata components tied to that concern.
FCA US is aware of one related injury involving one of its vehicles, an older-model sedan. It occurred in a southern Florida region marked by persistent, high, absolute humidity – a condition believed to be a contributing factor in the air-bag deployments under investigation.
The ongoing action, announced in June, was confined to Florida and three regions with similar climatic conditions – Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The expansion affects an estimated 2,890,785 vehicles across the U.S.; 258,586 in Canada; 66,436 in Mexico and 99,030 outside the NAFTA region. Covered are certain 2004-2007 vehicles from the following model lines:
Dodge Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups
Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cabs
Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen full-size SUVs
Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger full-size sedans
Dodge Magnum full-size station wagons
Mitsubishi Raider and Dodge Dakota small pickups
Affected customers will be notified and advised when they may schedule service, which will be provided free of charge. Replacement parts will be first distributed in areas marked by persistent, high absolute humidity.
Customers with questions or concerns may call 1-800-853-1403.
Today’s global field action brings to 3,672,770 the estimated number of FCA US vehicles affected worldwide by Takata air-bag inflator replacements.
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