![]() The safety agency and the automaker eventually reached a settlement under which Chrysler agreed to provide trailer hitches on some of the SUVs that NHTSA wanted recalled, which it said would provide additional protection in the case of a rear-end accident. But Chrysler disputed that and took the unusual step of refusing to follow the agency's demand for a recall. NHTSA blamed the gas tanks in at least 37 accidents that caused fires and resulted in at least 51 deaths. Two years ago the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Chrysler clashed over the safety of the SUVs with the gas tanks. ![]() Related: Takata hit with $14,000 a day fine over exploding airbag probe "It is unfortunate that under Georgia Law the jury was prevented from taking into account extensive data submitted to NHTSA during a three year investigation, which included more than 20 years of rear impact accident data for tens of millions of vehicles," said the automaker. ![]() Neither Remi Walden's aunt, who was driving the Grand Cherokee, nor the driver of the pickup, were seriously injured in the accident.Ĭhrysler, a unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ( FCAM) which includes the Jeep brand, said it is disappointed in the verdict and that it is considering an appeal. ![]() It also argued that in many of the fatal crashes, including the one that killed Remi Walden, the SUVs were struck with twice the force that current cars must be able to withstand.īut the jury found the pickup's driver was only 1% responsible for the boy's death while Chrysler was 99% responsible. Chrysler has argued the gas tanks were not defective and met federal safety rules in place at the time they were built. ![]()
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