Chrysler to recall more than 228,000 Jeep Cherokees - NYT

(Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV  will recall more than 228,000 Jeep Cherokees to upgrade the software as their airbags could unexpectedly inflate without a crash, the New York Times reported on Monday.

The company will upgrade software governing the side-curtain and seat-mounted side airbags in vehicles from 2014-2015 model years, the New York Times said. (http://nyti.ms/1tYmvre)

The recall includes more than 168,000 vehicles in the United States, the Times said.

The action comes after Chrysler engineers' investigation into reports of airbag systems deploying inadvertently, sensing a potential rollover, the New York Times said.

Monday's recall follows U.S. federal safety regulators announcement on Saturday that Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T>, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Honda Motor Co <7267.T> will recall about 2.1 million older vehicles to fix defects that could cause air bags to deploy when they are not supposed to.

 

(Reporting by Kanika Sikka in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)