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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 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