Fiat Chrysler Expands Takata Airbag Recall By 4.7 Million Vehicles: Ram, Durango, Charger, More

And so it begins. 

Last week, Japan's Takata Corporation finally agreed to expand recalls of its deeply flawed airbags, which have been linked to at least six deaths and dozens of injuries in the U.S. and Asia. As a result, the total number of vehicles affected has reached 34 million, making the Takata recall the largest automotive recall ever conducted and one of the largest recalls of any kind, ever.

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Now, automakers have begun announcing the specific makes and models affected by the enlarged recall, which includes vehicles from coast to coast. (Previous Takata recalls were typically limited to specific areas of the country, based on their humidity levels, which is believed to be a factor in causing Takata's airbags to explode.)

The first car company to make such an announcement in the U.S. is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. FCA is now recalling the following 4,747,202 vehicles nationwide to replace driver-side airbags:

• 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup

• 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup

• 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup

• 2007-2009 Dodge Ram 3500 cab chassis vehicle

• 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis vehicle

• 2008-2009 Sterling 4500 and 5500 cab chassis vehicle

• 2004-2008 Dodge Durango SUV

• 2005-2010 Chrysler 300 sedan

• 2005-2010 Chrysler 300C sedan

• 2005-201 Chrysler SRT8 sedan

• 2005-2010 Dodge Charger sedan

• 2005-2010 Dodge Magnum station wagon

• 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota pickup

• 2006-2011 Mitsubishi Raider pickup

FCA believes that 4,066,732 of those vehicles are registered in the U.S. and 374,508 are registered in Canada, with the remainder registered in Mexico and in other countries.

In a related action, FCA is recalling more than 477,000 pickups nationwide to replace passenger-side airbags:

• 2003 Dodge Ram 1500

• 2003 Dodge Ram 2500

• 2003 Dodge Ram 3500