Ram Pickup Recalls Investigated After Seven Injuries Reported

US auto safety regulators are investigating whether earlier recalls of more than a million Ram pickups did enough to address a flaw that could lead to trucks rolling away unexpectedly.

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received 20 reports indicating previous recall fixes failed to address the problem, including six incidents that injured seven people and 12 involving a crash or fire, according to an agency notice. The defect at issue could allow the vehicles’ transmission to be shifted out of park without having a foot on the brake pedal or a key in the ignition.