Fiat Chrysler Forced To Offer Buy Back Of 500,000 RAM Trucks Because Of Defects

Fiat Chrysler must offer to buy back from customers more than 500,000 Ram pickup trucks and other vehicles in the biggest such action in U.S. history as part of a costly deal with safety regulators to settle legal problems in about two dozen recalls.

The Italian-American automaker also faces a record civil fine of up to $105 million. In addition, owners of more than a million older Jeeps with vulnerable rear-mounted gas tanks will be able to trade them in or be paid by Chrysler to have the vehicles repaired.

The settlement is the latest sign that auto safety regulators are taking a more aggressive approach toward companies that fail to disclose defects or don't properly conduct a recall.

MDarringer - 7/27/2015 5:34:18 PM

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No, it's a sign that the Obama Administration's puppet the NHTSA is out to crush big business and do more to implode the economy.

Car4Life - 7/27/2015 7:07:21 PM

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Or it's a sign that every automaker should take note, stop cutting corners, releasing Bulls*** products, that could threaten the lives of our most precious cargo all for the sake of their profit.

WAY TO GO OBAMA and NHTSA! Expose all of the companies cutting corners and make examples of them

nguyenvuminh - 7/27/2015 6:19:22 PM

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First the news about how FCA is going to jack up the production of those super rare Hellcats, you know, the ones that are suppose to shoot up in resale value 15 years from now, and now this. Just not your day is it?

MDarringer - 7/27/2015 6:48:19 PM

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LOL I'm not investing in Hellcats, though I am scouring for wrecked ones to do a Hellcat Ghibli. Also, the buy back isn't for 500K vehicles. The actual number is a fraction of that.

skytop - 7/27/2015 7:49:46 PM

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This article is as usual, set by to MISDIRECT and MISINFORM.
The truck that are fall under the recall are OLD trucks from the 2008 ~2010 period. The smart Spies puts a photo of the current brand new 2015 Ram 1500 that is NOT affected by the recall/buyback program.

What can't the goof ball media ever write honest and accurate articles?

HoustonMidtown - 7/28/2015 7:09:06 AM

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Actually they are from 2008 - 2012

u080570 - 7/28/2015 7:11:35 AM

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Why can't goof ball forum members post honest and accurate info...