
NHTSA opens recall query into about 1.2 million Stellantis trucks
The auto safety regulator said impacted vehicles displayed issues related to the brake transmission shift interlock, which may lead to them rolling away.
The NHTSA said it received 14 vehicle-owner complaints and six death and injury reports through its Early Warning Reporting program.
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