Monday, May 7, 2012

Reuters: Regulatory News: Chrysler recalls 127,350 Dodge Chargers, Chrysler 300s

Reuters: Regulatory News
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Chrysler recalls 127,350 Dodge Chargers, Chrysler 300s
May 7th 2012, 13:36

Mon May 7, 2012 9:36am EDT

May 7 (Reuters) - Chrysler Group is recalling some 127,350 current model Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles in the United States and Canada due to potential problems in electrical stability control and anti-lock brasking systems, the company and U.S. safety regulators said.

Chrysler, majority owned by Fiat SpA, said it was not aware of any crashes, injuries or fires due to the issue.

The recall affects cars from the 2011-2012 model years and produced through Dec. 20, 2011, according to a company filing with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

A fuse in the power distribution center in the vehicles may overheat and cause loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash, the filing said.

Chrysler will fix the issue without charge. Recall notices will go out this month.

The problem first surfaced in testing of a vehicle used as a police car in Michigan, and Chrysler then checked for the same issue with consumer-driven cars, the filing said.

The maker of the affected system is Global Automotive Systems, which is part of Dura Automotive Systems based in Rochester Hills, Michigan, near Detroit, the filing said.

The recall affects an estimated 119,072 cars in the United States and 8,274 in Canada.

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