Owners of 2003 Ram pickups urged to stop driving them after another Takata air bag inflator death

By TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is urging the owners of about 29,000 older Dodge Ram pickups to stop driving them after a passenger was killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. The company says owners of the 2003 model year pickups should contact a dealer or the company to find out if their trucks are part of the massive Takata recall.  Stellantis says the trucks shouldn’t be driven until repairs are made. The company says the person was killed in a May 13 crash that caused the air bags to inflate. It wouldn’t say where the crash happened or identify the victim.  The death is the 26th in the U.S. since May of 2009, and more than 30 people have been killed worldwide.