Based on this analysis, ODI issued a Recall Request Letter (RRL) on Jrequesting that Chrysler recall the Grand Cherokee and Liberty vehicles due to the rate of fatal, non-fatal fire, and fuel leak incidents when compared to peer vehicles (compact and medium SUVs) built during the same time period. In the summary report issued following the investigation, the NHTSA noted the following:Īs of June 2013, ODI knew of 56 post-collision fatal fires, 28 non-fatal fires, and 6 fuel leak incidents (totaling 90 incidents, 75 fatalities and 58 injuries) involving the SVs. Reports of Jeep Fire Deaths prompted an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in June 2012. NHTSA: Chrysler Issued Recall Despite Objection According to WSBTV Atlanta:Ī report filed with federal regulators shows of 1.56 million recalled Jeeps, 320,000 are fixed or inspected, but 500,000 owners be reached. 500,000 Jeep Owners Have Not Been Notified of Recallĭespite the acknowledged risks that prompted the Jeep fuel tank recall, media reports suggest that approximately 1/3 of affected Jeep owners have not been notified of the recall. For more information, contact Attorney Group. If you own or know someone who owns one of the models covered by the Jeep fuel tank recall, please share this information with them. In April 2015, a jury returned a $150 million verdict in favor of the parents of the boy after a trial in which is was alleged that Chrysler had acted with “reckless disregard for human life.” $30 million of that verdict was attributed to the boy’s conscious pain and suffering before his death. More than 70 people have reportedly suffered Jeep fire deaths, including a 4-year-old boy who died in a fire after an accident involving the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which he was riding. Automaker Fiat Chrysler issued a Jeep fuel tank recall in June 2013 due to the risk of exploding fuel tanks in 1993-2007 model year Jeep Grand Cherokees and Jeep Liberty SUVs.
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