NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) has issued a recall request letter proposing that Chrysler Group recall the Jeep Grand Cherokee in model years 1993 to 2004 and the Jeep Liberty in model years 2002 to 2007 (a total of approximately 2.7 million vehicles).Ĭhrysler Group has been working and sharing data with the Agency on this issue since September 2010. Scroll down for Chrysler's official response to NHTSA, but we're pretty sure this isn't the last we've heard on this issue.Ĭhrysler Group LLC Responds to NHTSA Recall Letter The automaker wraps up by saying "NHTSA seems to be holding Chrysler Group to a new standard for fuel tank integrity that does not exist now and did not exist when the Grand Cherokee was rear-ended by a tractor trailer going 65 miles per hour. Whileġ5 deaths and 46 injuries have been reported from fires caused by rear-end collisions on these models, Chrysler is claiming that the vast majority of incidents cited by NHTSA were "high-energy crashes," including one where a stopped
In response to the allegations,Ĭhrysler says that it does not agree withĬhrysler said both SUVs "met and exceeded" the requirements for fuel-system integrity, and cooperated fully with NHTSA since the investigation was opened in 2010. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for these two models due to fuel tanks mounted behind the rear axle, which could possibly be ruptured during severe rear-end collisions, leading to an increased risk of fire. This comes on the heels of a recall request from the Chrysler defies NHTSA, says it won't recall 2.7M Jeep Grand Cherokee, Liberty modelsįacing a possible recall totaling around 2.7 million of its most popular SUVs,Ĭhrysler remains insistent that the 1993-2004
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