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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
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
Jeep plan: Peace, but no cure-all – 6/24/13
NHTSA to meet with Chrysler critics – 6/21/13
Chrysler CEO, LaHood held secret meeting to avert Jeep fight – 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 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 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 recall avoids showdown with government over Jeep models for fire risk – 6/18/13
Chrysler Gambling on Jeep Recall Refusal – 6/8/13
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
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
Post-Recall News
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
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
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
Police: Woman Killed In Explosion On Lodge Freeway Was Pregnant – 11/12/14
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
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 Letter to Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne – 1/8/15
CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator Friedman – 7/2/14
CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator Friedman – 7/2/14
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
CAS Statement on Chrysler’s Agreement to Recall Fire-Prone Jeeps – 6/18/13
NHTSA Investigation
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
NHTSA Information Request to Chrysler – 10/18/12
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
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
U.S. DOT announces Fiat Chrysler enforcement action – 7/26/15
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
Crash Tests
Chrysler/Jeep Documents
Chrysler Statement on Recall – 6/18/13
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