Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) more than doubled its number of vehicles recalled to replace Takata Corp. (7312) air bags, a week after a U.S. regulator criticized the carmaker for failing to take more aggressive action.
Chrysler said it will replace front passenger-side Takata air-bag inflators in 357,933 vehicles, including some models of the Dodge Ram pickup truck and the Chrysler 300 sedan, in a Dec. 10 notice posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. The company had said Dec. 3 it would add only 149,150 older model Dodge Ram pickups to its recalls.
