Dodge Says to Stop Driving Older Challengers, Chargers, and Magnums Immediately

If you own a 2005-2010 Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Magnum, or Chrysler 300 that hasn't had its airbag replaced, Stellantis says you should stop driving it.

The parent company of Dodge and Chrysler issued the stop-drive order after two people in 2010 Challengers died in separate crashes where the Takata drivers-side airbag deployed. Though the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hasn't directly attributed the deaths to the airbags, faulty Takata airbags have caused fatalities in the past. The faulty airbags lack a drying agent in their propellant, causing degradation over time in high-humidity environments. The degradation causes improper inflation which, in some cases, sends metal shards and shrapnel into the driver or passenger.