Recalls

Roughly 323,000 vehicles will be recalled for an insufficient crimp in a wire harness that could lead to a loss of power.

Days after the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin, Jeep Grand Cherokee owners are hitting FCA with a class-action suit over a bad shifter design.

2016 Jeep Wranglers are still being sold with airbag inflators that will be recalled in the future.

A new report calls out Toyota, FCA, VW, and Mitsubishi for continuing to sell new vehicles in the US that have defective Takata airbags.

FCA says 41 injuries may have been caused by drivers exiting their running vehicles without selecting Park.

A problem discovered with corrosion in the air bag control unit has prompted FCA to recall 112,001 units of the Dodge Journey, Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country, and Volkswagen Routan from the 2008 and 2009 model years.

Only 580,000 Continental airbag-equipped vehicles have been officially recalled, making it extremely likely that additional brands will be impacted.

NHTSA says that flaws in the FCA US Early Warning Report data resulted in under-reported death and injury claims. The automaker says that it told the regulator as soon as the problem came to light.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling certain 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokees for a windshield wiper problem, while offering incentives to SUV and truck owners to complete earlier recalls.

Chrysler has issued a recall notice for nearly 78,000 units of the 200 sedan and other vehicles, most of them in the United States, over an electrical connector.

FCA, found in violation of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, agrees to buyback recalled models as part of record penalties issued by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

We curate the week's events with a focus on FCA's record NHTSA fine. Plus, other news and notes from the industry.

NHTSA is closing an investigation into 4.7 million power modules in FCA vehicles and found no need for a recall in them.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will reportedly levy a $105 million fine against Fiat Chrysler Automotive over lapses in the reporting and handling of recalls and safety defects.

We walk through the update process on a Ram 1500 to show what owners of the 1.4 million recalled FCA products can do to secure their infotainment systems.

FCA US is recalling 1.4 million vehicles in the US to send the owners a software upgrade to prevent potential hacks. The issue stems from the weakness recently discovered in the Uconnect system in a Jeep Cherokee.

NHTSA could hand out significant fines or even make Fiat Chrysler buy back unrepaired vehicles as part of company's mishandling of recall proceedings.

Fiat recalls almost 4,000 500e electric vehicles because of a potentially troubling cruise-control glitch.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is starting to announce the expanded Takata airbag inflator recalls. FCA has over 5 million vehicles affected worldwide, and BMW has over 420,000 in the US. Honda's expansion includes 350,000 more Civics and Accords.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed May 19, that 33.8 million vehicles with Takata airbags are to be recalled.