Fiat Chrysler has issued recalls for more than a million of its pickup trucks over several issues. One issue was identified through an investigation, and it has something to do with the side bags of the driver's seat that can easily inflate without the vehicle getting into a crash or a collision.
According to Washington Post, Fiat Chrysler announced the recalls on Thursday and they primarily cover the 2012 through 2014 models of Ram pickup trucks in North America. The recalls reportedly affect 1.7 million trucks comprising the Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 trucks as well as the Chassis Cabs 3500, 4500 and 550 models.
The first recall was in line with an internal investigation that has found that the mechanism of the driver's side air bags is defective. The problem lies in the steering-wheel electrical wires that upon contact with a spring can easily wear and prompt the air bags to inflate. This defect is said to be present in 1.1 million trucks.
Another recall is for the 190,000 heavy-duty trucks that are said to have bracket weld problems that also affect the trucks' steering, according to USA Today.
Finally, the third recall is for the 188,000 Ram pickup trucks that were found to have the risk of ejecting passengers when any of the airbags is deployed.
These three recalls from Fiat Chrysler are not the only recalls from the company this year. This is also the ninth time that the 2014 Ram 1500 pickup trucks have been recalled, as noted by Fortune.
All in all, the company has recalled approximately 12 million of its vehicles in the United States this year alone. The Italian-American automaker is clearly suffering from auto safety issues, making 2015 one of its most difficult years in the industry.
The company was also made to settle a $105 million civil penalty in July after failing to issue recalls for over 11 million vehicles as alleged by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, The Detroit News has learned.
