US closes probe into 7.4 million Stellantis vehicles without seeking recall

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February 26, 2026 9:11 AM EST

Stellantis logo and stock graph are seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON, ‌Feb 26 (Reuters) - ​The ​National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday closed a long-running probe into nearly ‌7.4 million U.S. vehicles built by Chrysler-parent ⁠Stellantis over inadvertent deployments of active head rests without ‌seeking a recall.

The U.S. ‌auto safety agency said Stellantis had agreed to offer a 10-year extended warranty for the ​2010 through 2020 model year vehicles. NHTSA first opened its investigation in 2019 but ⁠closed it Thursday citing a lack of confirmed serious injuries. NHTSA ​said it had reports of 750 injuries but was unable to confirm any serious ​injuries where pre-existing medical ‌conditions did not exist.

Stellantis did not immediately comment.

NHTSA spent years researching the issue ⁠and its Human Injury Research Division performed computer simulations of the deployment to evaluate the risks ⁠of skull fractures or brain injuries.

The agency reviewed up to ​16 years of data and over 8,500 inadvertent deployments and "no serious crashes or injuries could be validated."

The vehicles ‌that were under investigation include the 2011-2014 Chrysler 200, 2010-2016 Town & Country, 2011-2020 ‌Dodge Durango, 2010- 2020 Dodge Grand Caravan, ⁠2010-2019 Dodge Journey, 2010-2017 ‌Jeep Compass, 2011-2020 ​Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2010-2017 Jeep Patriot

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu ‌Nomiyama )


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