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• NHTSA Hits Fiat Chrysler With $105M In Fines Over Auto Recall Failures

  July 27, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The NHTSA has fined Chrysler $105 million in civil penalties to address numerous auto recall problems, including giving buyers options to sell back defective vehicles to the company.

• Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee Recall Results in Urgent Call for Owners to Stop Driving

  June 30, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Morethan 7,700 Chrysler vehicles are being recalled due to braking problems and rear-end assembly defects that could cause an auto accident.

• Chrysler Failed to Adequately Address Safety Problems: NHTSA Report

  June 19, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Nearly two dozen Chrysler recalls are being scrutinized by federal regulators at an upcoming hearing over whether the company responded appropriately to keep consumers safe.

• Hearing Over Chrysler Recall Failures Scheduled by NHTSA

  May 20, 2015

  Russell Maas

  The NHTSA will hold a public hearing on a number of recent Chrysler recalls which some say were not executed properly.

• Jeep Sun Visor Fires Reported Even After Recall Repairs: NHTSA

  May 6, 2015

  Russell Maas

  The NHTSA is investigating a Chrysler recall after a number of reports that visors in Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles caught fire after they were supposed to have been repaired.

• NHTSA Likely to Intervene in Takata Airbag, Jeep Recalls

  April 29, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  NHTSA officials say they will take action in the next two weeks to speed up Takata airbag and Jeep fuel tank recalls.

• Lawsuit Over Jeep Fuel Tank Fire Results in $150M Jury Verdict

  April 6, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Chrysler has been ordered to pay $150 million for the death of a young boy who burned alive in a Jeep Grand Cherokee which many say has a dangerously-placed fuel tank.

• Jeep Grand Cherokee Recall Issued Over Fuel Pump Failure Risk

  March 10, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Chrysler is recalling nearly half a million vehicles due to defective fuel pumps which could cause the vehicles to stall.

• Accidental Airbag Deployment Leads to Toyota, Chrysler, Honda Recalls

  February 2, 2015

  Russell Maas

  More than 2 million vehicles already recalled once over defective airbags have been recalled again due to risks that the airbags may deploy unexpectedly.

• Jeep Gas Tank Recall Repairs Not Being Completed Quick Enough

  November 18, 2014

  Russell Maas

  Recall repairs involving Jeep gas tanks that may pose a risk of fire in rear-end collisions are going slowly, and may be costing lives.