Ford, Chrysler recall almost 160,000 vehicles

WASHINGTON: US automakers Ford and Chrysler are recalling tens of thousands of vehicles due to safety problems, the government said Friday.

Chrysler Group was recalling about 143,000 vehicles over the 2008-2011 model years in three separate filings, according to a report on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website.

The number-three US automaker, managed by Italy's Fiat, recalled more than 22,000 2008-2011 Dodge Ram trucks to address a potential steering problem.

Chrysler also recalled about 65,000 2009 Dodge Journey sport utility vehicles that could fail to deploy air bags, and 56,000 2011 Ram trucks to fix a bearing that could cause them to stall.

Ford Motor, the nation's second-largest automaker, recalled almost 15,000 2011 model years of pickup trucks, Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX SUVs to address an electrical problem that could cause a fire, the government said.