Under pressure from regulators, the company  will replace airbags in affected vehicles  worldwide.   Under pressure from federal regulators,  Chrysler will expand a recall of cars and  trucks equipped with Takata airbags.  It will now replace driver's-side airbags in 3.3  million older-model vehicles worldwide,  including 2.9 million in the U.S.   Chrysler previously limited its recall to autos in  areas with high humidity, including Florida,  Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands,  where the airbags are believed to be more  prone to rupturing.  Ten automakers, including Fiat Chrysler  Automobiles ( ), have recalled cars and  trucks with Tataka airbags because of fears the  airbags can explode and send shrapnel into  drivers and passengers.  Chrysler emphasized that it is not aware of any  problems with the driver-side airbags in the  expanded region -- even after conducting 1,000  laboratory tests. But it will nevertheless replace  the parts.     Takata has struggled ...
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