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Victims

Fatalities and Injuries Since NHTSA Recall Request – 10/12/16

MY 2002-2012 Jeep Liberty Fatal Fire Crashes, 2002-2015

MY 1993-2001 Jeep Cherokee Fatal Fire Crashes, 1994-2015

MY 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Fatal Fire Crashes, 1992-2015

1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Fire Crashes in Early Warning Reporting system

News

Walden v. Chrysler Trial Information

WNDU Series on Jeep Fires

WUSA 9 Emmy Award Winning Series on Jeep Fires

New York Times Articles on Jeep Fires

Chrysler, NHTSA Meet as Jeep Fire Probe Continues – 8/27/13
NHTSA Boss: “I am not going to shy away” on Jeep Recall – 7/13/13
Crazy Ray’s Give Away! – 6/26/13
Chrysler’s quick fix for recall: slap a tow bar on it – 6/25/13

Center for Auto Safety Dissatisfied With Chrysler’s Jeep Recall – 6/24/13

Jeep plan: Peace, but no cure-all – 6/24/13

Jeep Trailer Hitch Recall Remedy May Increase Jeep Fuel Tank Fires: Former NHTSA Administrator & CAS Call for Jeep Crash Tests As Done in Pinto Recall – 6/21/13

NHTSA to meet with Chrysler critics – 6/21/13

Chrysler CEO, LaHood held secret meeting to avert Jeep fight – 6/20/13

Consumer Group Calls Chrysler’s Jeep Fix Inadequate – 6/20/13

NHTSA Statement on Chrysler Announcement Regarding Action on 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees and 2002-2007 Jeep Libertys – 6/20/13

Chrysler Gives in on Fixing Jeeps Linked by U.S. to Deaths – 6/19/13

CAS Statement on Chrysler’s Agreement to Recall Fire-Prone Jeeps – 6/18/13

Chrysler wins cut from feds, recalls 1.56 million Jeeps – 6/18/13

Chrysler agrees to recall 1.6M vehicles to address fire risks – 6/18/13

Dispute Ends as Chrysler Agrees to Fix Older Jeeps – 6/18/13

Chrysler retracts, honors NHTSA’s request to recall nearly 2.7 million Jeep SUVs over rear-mounted fuel tank woes – 6/18/13
Chrysler Shifts Stance, Will Recall Jeeps – 6/18/13
Chrysler Resolves NHTSA Request By Voluntarily Recalling 1.56 Mln Jeeps – 6/18/13
Chrysler, Regulators Stand Down in Jeep Recall Battle – 6/18/13

Chrysler to Provide Trailer Hitches to Late-Model Jeeps – 6/18/13

Chrysler recall avoids showdown with government over Jeep models for fire risk – 6/18/13

Chrysler Gambling on Jeep Recall Refusal – 6/8/13

Chrysler, profits over people’s lives – 6/7/13

So NHTSA, Where’s the Old Cherokee? – 6/7/13

VIDEO: Jeep in deadly northeast Harris County accident part of Chrysler recall dispute – 6/6/13

Chrysler sales head defends decision to defy recall – 6/5/13

VIDEO: Witness: Whole Jeep Went Up In Flames – 6/5/13

Chrysler defies request for Jeep fuel tank recall – 6/5/13

VIDEO: Are Some Jeep Cherokees, Liberties at Risk of Fuel Tank Fires – 6/4/13

Chrysler Resisting US Recall of 2.7 mln Jeep Vehicles – 6/4/13

Chrysler Declines U.S. Request to Recall Jeeps – 6/4/13

Chrysler says no to feds’ request for huge Jeep Grand Cherokee, Liberty recall – 6/4/13

Additional Jeep Fire News Articles

Post-Recall News

VIDEO: Jeeps Burning: In England and Massachusetts

FCA details buy-backs, incentives for completing older recalls – 8/31/15

Detroit’s Chief Instigator (Sergio Marchionne Article from NY Times) – 5/22/15

FCA faces scrutiny in 20 recalls – 5/18/15

Safety experts question Chrysler’s fix for risky gas tanks – 3/23/15

CBS This Morning Video: Chrysler exploding gas tank “remedy” not enough for some – 3/23/15

Fires, Deaths Continue After Jeep Fuel Tank Recall – 2/11/15

Jeep drivers still dying in gas tank fires 18 months into recall – 1/9/15
Chrysler CEO Fires Back at NHTSA on Recall Repair Rate – 11/21/14

NHTSA urges Chrysler speed Jeep fixes – 11/20/14
Police: Woman Killed In Explosion On Lodge Freeway Was Pregnant – 11/12/14

Fiery Two-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down 405 Southbound This A.M. – 4/5/14

Feds close inquiry into Jeep SUV fires, Chrysler agrees to a controversial “fix – 1/18/14
Jeep recall from last June still not begun – 1/10/14
Road debris may have caused deadly I-91 crash – 11/10/13
13 Investigates: Recall Under Fire– 11/1/13

NHTSA may reopen Jeep SUV fire probe – 4/9/15

US Safety Agency May Reopen Jeep Fire Investigation – 4/9/15

CAS Actions
Follow-Up Letter to DOT Secretary Foxx and NHTSA Administrator Rosekind: New Jeep Fire Deaths – 2/23/16

CAS Letter to DOT Secretary Foxx and NHTSA Administrator Rosekind: Reopen Jeep Fire Investigation – 2/19/16

CAS Quote on Chrysler Recall Filing with NHTSA – 4/14/15

CAS Letter to Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne – 1/8/15
CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator Friedman – 7/2/14

CAS White Paper to NHTSA on Jeep Recall– 7/1/13

Advisory: Safety Advocates & Jeep Burn Victims to Meet With NHTSA Administrator Strickland Today – 7/1/13

CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland re: Jeep Remedy Crash Tests – 7/9/13

CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland re: Jeep Recall Remedy – 6/20/13

CAS Letter to Chrysler CEO’s Marchionne and Elkann re: Recall Agreement – 6/19/13
CAS Statement on Chrysler’s Agreement to Recall Fire-Prone Jeeps – 6/18/13

Letter to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland re: Chrysler White Paper – 6/18/13

CAS Statement on Chrysler’s Refusal to Recall Fire-Prone Jeeps – 6/4/13

CAS Asks Fiat/Chrysler Chairmen Elkann & Marchionne to Recall Jeeps that Burn Children to Death in Rear Impacts – 5/22/13

CAS Renews Request to Recall Jeep Grand Cherokee After Second 4-Year Old’s Fire Death in Child Seat in Rear Crash – 4/5/12

Letter to Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne re: Jeep Fire Crashes in 2010 FARS – 1/25/12

Second Letter to Chrysler Chairman Sergio Marchionne Re: Orlando Crash – 11/17/11

Chrysler CEO Marchionne Asked to Show Social Responsibility He Stresses & Recall Jeep Grand Cherokee With Fire Death Rate 20 Times Ford Explorer – 9/1/11

Letter to NHTSA Administrator Strickland with Marchionne Letter – 9/1/11

Letter to NHTSA Admin. David Strickland – July 8, 2011 – 6/8/11

Letter to NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Re: Undercounting of Fire Fatalities – 1/28/11

CAS Petition to Expand Scope of Jeep Investigation – 12/10/10

CAS Letter to NHTSA re: Missing Jeep Grand Cherokee Fires in FARS – 10/29/10

1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recall Petition – 10/2/09

NHTSA Investigation

Part 573 Defect Information Report – 2002-07 Liberty and 1993-98 Grand Cherokee – 6/18/13

Sample Owner Notification Letter – 1993-98 Grand Cherokee – 6/18/13

Sample Owner Notification Letter – 2002-07 Liberty – 6/18/13

Chrysler Response to NHTSA ODI Request for Recall (6 MB) – 6/18/13

NHTSA ODI Request for Recall of 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty Vehicles – 6/3/13

Chrysler Response to NHTSA Information Request – 12/13/12
NHTSA Information Request to Chrysler – 10/18/12

EA12-005 Investigatory File
EA12-005 Opening Resume

PE10-031 Investigation File
DP09-005 Defect Petition File
NHTSA Information Request to Chrysler re: Grand Cherokee Fire Investigation – 9/3/10
Opening Resume PE10-031 Jeep Grand Cherokee Fuel Tank Fires – 8/23/10
Jeep Grand Cherokee Test 5380 – FMVSS 301 – 1/10/95

Post-Recall Actions

Chrysler announces Jeep Recall Completion Rate Incentives – 8/31/15

U.S. DOT announces Fiat Chrysler enforcement action – 7/26/15

Chrysler Presentation to NHTSA on Recall 13V-252 – 12/17/14

Consumer Advisory: NHTSA Urges Owners of Model Year 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty and 1993-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Vehicles to Get Recalled Cars Fixed – 11/20/14

EA12-005 Closing Resume – 11/14/14

Chrysler Response to NHTSA Special Order – 7/16/14

NHTSA Special Order to Chrysler on Recall 13v-252 Delay – 7/2/14

Crash Tests

Jeep Grand Cherokee Crash Tests Page

NHTSA Report on EA12-005 Crash Tests – 7/2/14

Chrysler/Jeep Documents

Chrysler Safety Director Kunselman Letter to NHTSA on Recall Completion Rate – 11/21/14

Chrysler Statement on Recall – 6/18/13

Chrysler White Paper on NHTSA’s Recall Request – 6/3/13

Chrysler SEC Filing Form 10K

MY 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee – Chrysler’s Analysis of FARS Data – 4/16/11

Fuel System Design, Chrysler Passenger Cars and Trucks – August 24, 1978

Related Documents

Attorney Letter to NHTSA Administrator Rosekind re: Jeep Grand Cherokee Crash – 2/24/16

Dangerous Jeeps & Me, Jenelle R Embrey – 3/18/15

Paul Sheridan to NHTSA Administrator Strickland – February 9, 2011 – 2/9/11

Paul Sheridan Letter to NHTSA Administrator Strickland re: Chrysler Confidentiality – 9/27/11

NHTSA Letter to Paul Sheridan re: Chrysler Confidential Submission to PE10-031 – 10/14/11

Nader Targets Pre-2003 Jeep Grand Cherokees as ‘Modern Day PintosNader to Fiat Chief Engineer on Grand Cherokee Fuel System Recall, 2-8-11 – 2/8/11

Nader to Fiat Chief Engineer on Grand Cherokee Fuel System Recall, 2-8-11 – 2/8/11

Statement of Ralph Nader re: Jeep Grand Cherokee Fires – 1/26/11