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BUT A REAR END COLLISION WILL!! Anyone remember the Pinto? Great balls of FIRE! Where is good ol Ralphy Nader when you need him??
Do you think it's bullshit? 37 cited rear end collisions out of 2.7 million Jeeps enough for a recall?
Detroit — Chrysler on Tuesday avoided a confrontation with federal regulators by agreeing to inspect and possibly repair 2.7 million Jeeps that the government contends are defective and dangerous in the event of an accident.
The automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have “resolved their differences” over the government’s request this month for Chrysler to recall 1993 to 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees and 2002 to 2007 Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles, the company said in a statement. At issue was the placement of fuel tanks, and whether it made the vehicles vulnerable in rear-end collisions and prone to gasoline leaks and fires.
Chrysler, the nation’s third-largest automaker behind General Motors and Ford, had previously said it would decline to recall the vehicles.
The company still contends the Jeeps are not defective and are among the safest of a group of similar sport utility vehicles made by other manufacturers.
But Chrysler said that it now plans to inspect Jeeps covered by the government’s recall request, and make unspecified changes to bolster the rear structures of some vehicles.
“Chrysler Group will conduct a voluntary campaign with respect to the vehicles in question that, in addition to a visual inspection of the vehicle will, if necessary, provide an upgrade to the rear structure of the vehicle to better manage crash forces in low-speed impacts,” the company said.
There was no immediate comment by the safety agency, which had asked Chrysler to recall the Jeeps after a three-year investigation.
In its recall letter to Chrysler, the agency cited 32 rear-impact collisions that caused fatal fires resulting in 44 deaths in Grand Cherokees, and five accidents that resulted in seven deaths in Jeep Libertys.
Chrysler acknowledged that customer fears played a role in its decision to recall the Jeeps.
“Chrysler Group recognizes that this matter has raised concerns for its customers and wants to take further steps, in coordination with N.H.T.S.A., to provide additional measures that supplement the safety of its vehicles,” the company said.
The automaker did not provide a timetable for beginning the inspections, or specify what equipment it would add to reinforce the Jeeps.
The automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have “resolved their differences” over the government’s request this month for Chrysler to recall 1993 to 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees and 2002 to 2007 Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles, the company said in a statement. At issue was the placement of fuel tanks, and whether it made the vehicles vulnerable in rear-end collisions and prone to gasoline leaks and fires.
Chrysler, the nation’s third-largest automaker behind General Motors and Ford, had previously said it would decline to recall the vehicles.
The company still contends the Jeeps are not defective and are among the safest of a group of similar sport utility vehicles made by other manufacturers.
But Chrysler said that it now plans to inspect Jeeps covered by the government’s recall request, and make unspecified changes to bolster the rear structures of some vehicles.
“Chrysler Group will conduct a voluntary campaign with respect to the vehicles in question that, in addition to a visual inspection of the vehicle will, if necessary, provide an upgrade to the rear structure of the vehicle to better manage crash forces in low-speed impacts,” the company said.
There was no immediate comment by the safety agency, which had asked Chrysler to recall the Jeeps after a three-year investigation.
In its recall letter to Chrysler, the agency cited 32 rear-impact collisions that caused fatal fires resulting in 44 deaths in Grand Cherokees, and five accidents that resulted in seven deaths in Jeep Libertys.
Chrysler acknowledged that customer fears played a role in its decision to recall the Jeeps.
“Chrysler Group recognizes that this matter has raised concerns for its customers and wants to take further steps, in coordination with N.H.T.S.A., to provide additional measures that supplement the safety of its vehicles,” the company said.
The automaker did not provide a timetable for beginning the inspections, or specify what equipment it would add to reinforce the Jeeps.
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