Fiat Chrysler recalls 180,000 Ram 1500 pickup trucks.

The AP (1/25, Kopan) reports that Fiat Chrysler issued a recall for “more than 182,000 pickup trucks worldwide to fix an electrical problem that can knock out the power steering.” The recall affects certain 2019 Ram 1500 pickups, mostly in the US and Canada, although “one-third are still on dealer lots.” FCA has not received any reports of injuries related to the problem.

        Automotive News (1/26, Szatkowski, 183K) reports the Ram 1500 “won North American Truck of the Year at the Detroit auto show this month,” and FCA’s December sales in the US were up “14 percent, driven in part by a 34 percent increase in Ram pickup sales.”