Federal safety regulators have upgraded a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) probe into 386,873 Jeep Liberty SUVs. So far, 50 people have come forward claiming they were injured when their vehicle’s air bags deployed without any collision involvement, Reuters reports.
Last week the Center for Auto Safety sent a letter to Chrysler requesting them to recall 2.2 million Grand Jeep Cherokees due to the number of vehicle fire deaths that have occurred. These models, which include all those manufactured from 1993 to 2004, have exposed fuel tanks mounted behind the rear axle.
Chrysler Group notified owners that on certain utility vehicles, the software programmed into the ABS electronic control module could allow a momentary delay in braking when coasting up a hill during certain conditions. This could cause a crash without warning. More than 196,000 vehicles were involved in this recall.
Chrysler announced the recall of 62,400 units of its 2007 model year vehicles due to faulty Electronic Control System Unit affecting the vehicles’ braking system. The affected models included the Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler 300, Jeep Commander, Jeep Compass, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Nitro, Dodge Magnum, Dodge Charger and Dodge Caliber.
Chrysler has announced that it will be performing a voluntary recall on over 35,000 Dodge and Jeep vehicles across several countries for potentially sticky pedals in response to the recent Toyota recall, as their pedals are supplied by the same company. The recall focuses on those vehicles with manufacture dates ranging between March 7 and May 19, 2006. Chrysler reports that these vehicles are equipped with brake-override software, and that they do not consider the possible defect to be a safety issue; however, the manufacturer opted to perform the recall voluntarily.
