Chrysler is recalling nearly 286,000 vehicles in the United States over a manufacturing defect that might cause the side curtain airbag inflators to rupture, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday.
The right and left side curtain airbag inflators may rupture and cause sharp metal fragments to strike occupants, resulting in injury or death, the US regulator said.
The recall would affect certain 2018-2021 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 models.
Stellantis-owned Chrysler said certain vehicles may have been equipped with side air bag inflatable curtain inflators that had moisture introduced during supplier