NEW YORK — Approximately 67,000 older model pickups are being recalled by Fiat Chrysler. Pickup trucks with the model year 2006 and 2007 are being recalled due to a problem that could allow the trucks to be started without the clutch being depressed. Chrysler has said that there is one death associated with the problem.

More than 4,000 of those trucks are found in Canada.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had opened an investigation into the trucks in May after receiving a report of a child starting a 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup without using the clutch. The truck moved forward, striking and killing another child, the safety agency said.

The company said Monday that a wire in the clutch ignition interlock switch could break in trucks with manual transmissions. That could keep the truck from starting or, if drivers dont follow recommended starting procedures, the truck could move when the ignition key is turned.

Vehicles with manual transmissions are required to have interlock mechanisms that stop the motor from being started unless the clutch is depressed.

The company is recalling Dodge Dakota, Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, 3500 and Mitsubishi Raider pickups that were made between July 2005 and June 2006.

A total of 54,558 of them are in the United States, 4,356 in Canada, more than 7,600 in Mexico and 257 outside the NAFTA region.

FCA US LLC, the former Chrysler Group LLC, will replac the switches at no cost to consumers. The company said it only used the faulty wire during the period covered in the recall.