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FCA Recalling 600,000 Jeep and Fiat Vehicles Worldwide


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Auburn Hills MI May 18, 2016; More than 506,000 Wranglers are being recalled to inspect the clock spring, which is a part in the steering wheel that aids the airbag deployment.

In the U.S., the recall includes 392,464 Wranglers from the 2007-10 model years and 7,435 from the 2011-16 model years with right-hand drive for special duty. FCA estimates 35,412 of the recalled Wranglers are in Canada, 8,529 are in Mexico and 62,580 are elsewhere.

“Dust and dirt gathered from off-road driving can compromise the clock spring and eventually prevent driver-side airbag deployment in a crash,’ said FCA in a statement.

In the United States the recall includes 392,464 Wranglers from the 2007 to 2010 model yeas, and 7,435 from the 2011 to 2016 model years.

FCA is also recalling more than 80,000 Fiat 500s worldwide from the 2012-16 model years with manual transmissions to fix a glitch with the clutch release system.

FCA said that there have been no injuries or accidents related to the problems reported.