AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Fiat Chrysler is recalling 1.4 million vehicles equipped with certain touchscreen radios to update software for protection against possible cyberattacks, days after two researchers publicly demonstrated their ability to take control of a moving Jeep using its wireless communications systems.
The recall, disclosed Friday, affects an array of vehicles, ranging from Ram pickup trucks to Jeep Grand Cherokees and Cherokees and Chrysler sedans.
Customers affected by the recall will receive a USB device that upgrades their software. The company said it isn’t aware of any injuries, complaints, warranty claims or accidents linked to the software issue.
Separately, Fiat Chrysler said it had launched network-level security measures to prevent the kind of attack demonstrated by hackers.
The hackers displayed an ability to manipulate the Jeep’s air conditioning, stereo, brakes and transmission from a laptop.
