Stellantis issues "do not drive" order for 225k vehicles
The automaker issues a "do not drive" order for thousands of vehicles with defective Takata air bags.
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The automaker issues a "do not drive" order for thousands of vehicles with defective Takata air bags.
Stellantis is telling owners of the affected vehicles not to drive them until a potentially dangerous air bag is replaced. See which models are affected.
A ball joint issue may cause the wheel to fall outward, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing risk of a crash, the Stellantis-owned automaker said.
The pact with Stellantis comes just days after the UAW struck a similar deal with Ford, leaving only GM without an agreement.
Workers at a distribution center in Rockland County walked off the job on Friday as the United Auto Workers union expanded its strike.
UAW President Shawn Fain called for additional strikes against all General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution facilities. Workers will strike at 38 locations across 20 states.
Workers face tension over wages and a frantic pace of work, said a veteran of the automaker's assembly factory in suburban Detroit.
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said the union is rejecting a 21% pay increase offered by one of the Big Three automakers.
Thousands of employees at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio launched a historic work stoppage against Detroit's Big Three automakers.
For the first time in American history, the United Auto Workers are striking against the so-called Big Three auto makers at the same time.
Employees at three Ford, GM and Stellantis plants walked off the job Friday and more could join them soon, the UAW said.
The UAW is threatening to have many of its 140,000 members walk off the job at 11:59 p.m. unless Detroit's Big Three automakers and the union agree on new contracts.
