Stellantis has recalled 332,000 Alfa Romeo, Jeep, and Fiat autos in the USA on account of defective seat belt sensors. Included within the recall are sure 2017-2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia and 2018-2025 Stelvio fashions together with 2019-2023 Fiat 500X, Jeep Renegade, and 2024 Fiat 500E fashions.
Based on paperwork posted by the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration, “A disrupted connector on the buckle swap corridor impact might have an effect on the conduction on the connectors of the seat wiring and buckle which can trigger the entrance seat air bag to not carry out as anticipated throughout a crash.” In additional easy phrases, the sensor that tells the automobile’s onboard laptop if an occupant’s seat belt is buckled might fail. If this occurs, an airbag might not inflate within the occasion of a crash as meant. As of June 26, 2024, Stellantis says it has recognized 578 area stories in North America doubtlessly associated to this concern.
“The treatment shall be to exchange the connector by straight wiring the sensor to the harness with a solder tube,” based on documentation supplied by Stellantis. All repairs shall be made freed from cost.
