Chrysler is the latest automaker to issue a recall. This one involves about 67,000 pickup trucks to fix an issue with the clutch.
This recall covers models made in 2006 and 2007 that are experiencing a problem that could cause the trucks to be started without the clutch being depressed, according to the Associated Press. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received a report in May about a child starting a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup without using the clutch. The truck moved forward, and hit and killed another child, which led to an investigation into the issue.
The child's death is the only one reported by Chrysler to be associated with the clutch problem.
The Auburn Hills, Michigan-based automaker said the effected pickups might be equipped with spring wire different from the wire that previous switches used, UPI.com reported.
"The alternate wire may break and, as a result, the vehicle may not start," Chrysler said. "In rare cases, a vehicle may- if recommended starting procedures are not followed- exhibit unintended movement when its ignition key is turned."
Interlock mechanisms are required for vehicles with manual transmissions to make sure the motor only starts when the clutch is depressed, the Associated Press reported.
Chrysler said the faulty wire was only used during the period covered in recall, and it will have the switches replaced free of charge.
Vehicles covered by the recall include the Dodge Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups, Dodge Dakotas and Mitsubishi Raiders that were made between July 2005 and July 2006 with model years 2006 and 2007, UPI.com reported.
The recall is the second Chrysler has issued this month for its Dodge Ram pickups-- the first was to fix a faulty nut in the rear axle in 27,000 Dodge Ram trucks. The first recall covered vehicles made between January 2004 and August 2005.
