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The recall includes more than 414,000 Jeep Liberty, Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger vehicles in the U.S. in the 2012 and 2013 model years.
Federal safety regulators announced recall plans for more than 2.12 million vehicles manufactured in the early 2000s, because a defective TRW-made component might cause air bags to deploy inadvertently.
NHTSA, citing consumer complaints and low repair completion rates, demands that the automaker improve its efforts to fix older-model Jeeps recalled for a fuel-tank fire risk.
The recall, announced last year, involves older-model Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs.
The U.S. Department of Transportation, citing the slow pace of a Jeep safety recall originally announced last year, has ordered Chrysler Group to provide details about its recall plans by a July 16 deadline. The special order, issued by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, concerns the recall of 1.56 million 2002-2007 model-year Jeep Liberty and 1993-1998 MY Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs. Here's a video report from WDIV Channel 4 News.
In two separate actions, the automaker will address concerns related to airbags and active head restraints.
Chrysler Group announces it will comply with NHTSA's Jeep recall request, reversing an earlier position.
Chrysler says it does not agree with the federal agency's initial conclusions about the safety of the vehicles' fuel system.
Chrysler Group LLC announced six separate recalls April 9, affecting about 263,852 vehicles.
According to a Chrysler spokesperson, the 2014 model-year Jeep Cherokee is a replacement for the Jeep Liberty. The all-new SUV will officially debut at the New York International Auto Show in March.