Stellantis Recalls Nearly 1 Million Vehicles Over Camera Problem
Listen to the story
Stellantis is a big car company. It is recalling 955,000 vehicles.
A recall means the company must fix a problem for free. The problem is in the radio software.
The software can stop the rear-view camera from working. This camera helps drivers see behind the car.
Some reports say the recall is for almost 850,000 vehicles in the United States. Other reports say 955,000 vehicles in total.
The company has not said which car models are affected yet.
Drivers with the problem should check with Stellantis. The company will fix the radio software.
This is a safety issue. A broken rear-view camera can be dangerous when driving backward.
Vocabulary15 words
- recalling
- asking people to bring back a product to fix it
- software
- computer programs that make machines work
- camera
- a machine that takes pictures or video
- models
- different types or versions of a car
- vehicles
- cars or trucks
- affected
- changed or touched by a problem
- issue
- a problem
- company
- a business that makes or sells things
- safety
- being free from danger
- fix
- to repair something
- reports
- news stories with information
- backward
- moving in the opposite direction, behind you
- dangerous
- able to cause harm
- United States
- a country in North America
- free
- costing no money
Quiz
Answer key
1. Recalling vehicles 2. The radio software 3. The rear-view camera
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Stellantis is a big car company. It is _____ 955,000 vehicles.
A recall means the company must fix a problem for _____.
The problem is in the radio _____.
The software can stop the rear-view _____ from working.
This camera helps drivers see _____ the car.
Some reports say the recall is for almost 850,000 vehicles in the United _____.
The company has not said which car _____ are affected yet.
Drivers with the problem should check with _____.
This is a _____ issue.
A broken rear-view camera can be _____ when driving backward.