In June of 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asked Fiat Chrysler to recall millions of Jeep Liberty and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles because of a deadly problem with fuel-tank fires. Fiat Chrysler refused to acknowledge any problem with the fuel tanks, but after pressure, they decided to recall some, but not all, of the affected vehicles.<\/p>\n
Fiat Chrysler\u2019s decision to limit the recall is now hitting the headlines. One of the vehicles that the company declined to recall, a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, was involved in a rear-end collision in which the fuel tank caught fire, killing a four-year-old boy who was strapped into a booster seat in the back seat. The family has filed a lawsuit in their home state of Georgia, and the judge in the case has just ordered the CEO of Fiat Chrysler submit to a deposition.<\/p>\n
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