'Urgent' safety recall leaves couple with dangerous Dodge truck for nearly 2 years

The recall notice said their Dodge truck had an "urgent" safety problem. But Michele Ashenden and her husband Vittorio Pulcini waited almost two years — amid mixed messages from the dealership and automaker — for it to get fixed while their business struggled and bills piled up.

'Urgent' safety recall leaves couple with dangerous Dodge truck for nearly 2 years
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The recall notice said their Dodge truck had an "urgent" safety problem. But Michele Ashenden and her husband Vittorio Pulcini waited almost two years — amid mixed messages from the dealership and automaker — for it to get fixed while their business struggled and bills piled up.