Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) is recalling about 1.9 million cars and SUVs worldwide after reports of three fatalities and five injuries caused by airbags that failed to deploy.
FCA says the following cars and SUVs are affected, with 1.4 million of the vehicles located in the U.S.
- 2010 Chrysler Sebring
- 2011-2014 Chrysler 200
- 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber
- 2010-2014 Dodge Avenger
- 2010-2014 Jeep Patriot
- 2010-2014 Jeep Compass
- 2012-2013 Lancia Flavia
- 2010 Chrysler Cirrus
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) hasn't released details, but FCA says the cars and SUVs are equipped with certain occupant restraint control modules and front impact sensor wiring designs no longer used in Chrysler vehicles.
The automaker didn't go into specifics about the root cause of the problem, other than to say certain collisions can cause failure of the airbags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash.
In addition to the 1.4 million cars and SUVs in the U.S., another 142,959 are in Canada, 81,901 are in Mexico and more than 284,000 vehicles are outside North America.
FCA doesn't know when the recall will begin, but owners who have questions should call the automaker at 800-853-1403.
CarComplaints.com will update this page when NHTSA releases information about the recall.
Read owner-reported complaints about the cars and SUVs named in the airbag recall:
- Chrysler Sebring - 2010 / All model years
- Chrysler 200 - 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / All model years
- Dodge Caliber - 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / All model years
- Dodge Avenger - 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / All model years
- Jeep Compass - 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / All model years
- Jeep Patriot - 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / All model years
- Chrysler Cirrus - All model years