Cybersecurity
Second Fiat Recall Spotlights Growing Worries Over Car-Hacking
- Recall of 7,810 model year 2015 Renegades with touchscreens
- Company recalled 1.4 million vehicles for unrelated threat
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has issued its second recall in six weeks over flaws that left vehicles vulnerable to hacking, spotlighting concerns that increasingly sophisticated electronics in cars may allow criminals to interfere with their operation.
The flaw, affecting 7,810 2015 Jeep Renegade SUVs, relates to 6.5-inch touchscreens. The recall is to “protect connected vehicles from remote manipulation,” Fiat Chrysler said. The vehicles will get a software update to make them more secure.