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TRUCKS RECALLS * USA: Dodge's / GM's
* Michigan - GM recalls 392K more pickup trucks, SUVs in U.S.
Detroit,MICH,USA -Automotive Fleet -June 28, 2014: -- General Motors on June 27 announced four new recalls covering 428,211 vehicles in the U.S., the majority of which are full-size pickup trucks and SUVs that might inadvertently switch to neutral... The truck and SUV recall includes 4-wheel-drive versions of the 2014-2015 model-year Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. Also included are the 2015-MY Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, along with the 2015-MY GMC Yukon and Yukon XL. In these vehicles, the transfer case may electronically switch to neutral without the driver’s input. If this occurs when the vehicle is in motion, no power will go to the wheels. If the vehicle is stopped or parked without the parking brake set, the vehicle might unexpectedly roll away... Dealers will resolve the issue by recalibrating the transfer case control module software, GM said. This recall covers 392,459 full-size pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. and 53,607 in Canada. An additional 20,874 were sold outside the U.S. and Canada...
* DC - Federal inquiry opens into Dodge pickup trucks for axle safety issue
Detroit,MICH,USA -Associated Press/The Guardian (UK) -28 June 2014: -- The US government's road safety agency is investigating complaints that the rear axles can lock up on some Dodge Ram pickup trucks, causing them to spin out of control... The probe covers about 260,000 Ram 1500 trucks made by Chrysler from the 2005 model year... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has 15 complaints from drivers that the rear differential locked or the drive shaft separated with little or no warning, according to documents posted on the NHTSA website Saturday. A differential is a device that allows the drive wheels to turn at different speeds... Seven drivers reported the wheels locked up at speeds over 50mph. Two said the trucks went into a spin...
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