FCA makes unusual move amid SUV recall

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is telling owners of 65 new 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos to immediately stop driving the vehicles and is recalling a total of 7,690 SUVs.

The automaker said it is taking the unusual step of telling owners to stop driving the vehicles because suspension components were installed that were not correctly treated by a supplier for high temperatures. That condition could cause the component to break or could rear-end instability and/or reduced braking power.

FCA also is planning to call the owners of the 65 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos.

The other 7,625 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos have not been sold. They are either on dealer lots or are on their way to dealers.

"Their locations are precisely known. All will be inspected and serviced – if necessary– before delivery or sale," the company said in its statement.

FCA said all of the SUVs were built on the same day earlier this month at Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit.

The automaker said a "supplier discovered a potential problem during an internal quality review. FCA US was alerted, launched an investigation to determine if any vehicles were affected and, out of an abundance of caution, halted vehicle shipments from its assembly plant."

Owners of new Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs to see if their vehicles are part of the recall by entering their vehicle identification numbers at either of these Web sites: http://recalls.mopar.com/ or https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/.

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