Latest US Takata death prompts dire warning on some 2003 trucks

Stellantis urged owners of thousands of 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to “immediately stop” driving the vehicles if their Takata airbags have not been replaced, the company said Tuesday.

The “Do Not Drive” consumer alert follows a May 13 fatal accident involving one of the trucks that US regulators said constituted the 26th death in the United States tied to the defective part.