Jeep recalls 435,000 vehicles due to airbag software glitch
Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 10:36AM
Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla in Breaking news, Buyers Guide, Cherokee, Compass, Events and Launches, Jeep, Liberty, Lifestyle, Motoring, News, Patriot, Press release, recall

It's been tough times for Chrysler and Jeep. After a much publicized issue affecting the fuel tanks of  2.7 million Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee models that could be ruptured in severe rear-end collisions, which the company refused to recall, they have now owned up to a separate airbag software glitch that can delay airbag deployment on 254,000 2010-2012 model year Patriot and Compass vehicles.

Jeep is also recalling 180,000 Jeep Wranglers from model year 2012 and 2013 because of a fluid line leak that can damage the transmission system.

Chrysler said in an official statement it is not aware of any injuries or accidents associated with the recall issues. The begins in July.

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