Stellantis remembers greater than 300,000 Ram vehicles over potential brake failure

Stellantis is recalling greater than 300,000 Ram Heavy Responsibility pickup vehicles as a result of a defective half may trigger sure braking and monitoring programs to fail.

The Netherlands-based automaker mentioned the hydraulic management unit on the vehicles is liable to failure, which may trigger the anti-lock brake, digital stability management and traction management programs to not work correctly. Stellantis mentioned common braking programs usually are not affected by the faulty half and that it is unaware of any associated accidents.

The vehicles in query are all mannequin years 2017-18 and embody the Ram 2500, 3500, 4500 and 5500. The recall features a whole of 317,630 vehicles, together with a small variety of them in Canada, Mexico and elsewhere.

Stellantis mentioned it should advise prospects who could also be affected as to when they might get hold of service, which might be freed from cost.

Prospects with further questions or issues might name 1-800-853-1403.

Final month, Stellantis introduced a recall of about 207,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs within the U.S. to repair a pc drawback that may disable the anti-lock brakes and digital stability management security options. In September, Stellantis recalled almost 1.5 million Ram pickup vehicles worldwide to repair a software program drawback that may disable the digital stability management system.

Final week Stellantis introduced that CEO Carlos Tavares was stepping down after almost 4 years within the prime spot of the carmaker.

Along with the remembers, Stellantis has been fighting falling gross sales which have led to layoffs and contributed to ballooning stock on seller tons. Final quarter, Stellantis reported that web revenues plunged 27% from the identical interval a 12 months in the past.

Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest automaker, was created by the 2021 merger of PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler Vehicles.