DETROIT – Chrysler is recalling nearly 1,700 Dodge Durango SUVs in the United States, Canada and overseas because the rear side air bags may not work in a crash.
In documents posted Thursday on the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website, the company said that some 2013 Durangos may have been built with the wrong air bag control module.
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As a result, if there is a crash behind the second-row seat, the air bags may not inflate correctly.
The Durangos were built from April 11 through July 20 of last year. The company says the control module for five-passenger vehicles was installed in the seven-passenger Durangos.
Chrysler said it knows of no crashes or injuries as a result of the problem. Most of the recalled Durangos are still on dealer lots.
The company says it will notify owners and replace the module free of charge beginning in September.
– With files from The Canadian Press
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