A major recall is announced by Fiat Chrysler. The company is recalling 1 million trucks in North America due to a software glitch that could prevent side air bags and seatbelts from deploying during a rollover.
FCA says it is aware of one death, two injuries and two accidents that may be related to the problem.
The recall includes some 2013-16 Ram 1500 and 2500 pickups and 2014-2016 Ram 3500 pickups.
According to the company, after some trucks hit something with an underbody impact, a computer module can get confused and may incorrectly determine that one of its sensors has failed, temporarily disabling the side air bag and seat belt pretensioner. A driver can turn the vehicle off, and then on, and restraints will work again.
The company plans to reprogram the software in effected vehicles when they’re brought in.
