Ram Pickups Recalled; Faulty Side Air Bags Can Hurl Shrapnel

Ram Pickups Recalled; Faulty Side Air Bags Can Hurl Shrapnel
A RAM truck logo is displayed on a truck at a Manhattan Fiat Chrysler dealership in New York City. on July 23, 2018. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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DETROIT—Stellantis is recalling more than 266,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America because the side air bags can explode without warning and hurl shrapnel into the cabin.

It’s the second major recall of pickup trucks in the past two months for the same problem.