Chrysler wins cut from feds, recalls 1.56 million Jeeps

In a surprising reversal from earlier statements, Chrysler officials say they have agreed to voluntarily recall some 2.7 million Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee models at risk for fires. The move, they say, will resolve their "dispute" with the If there were a recall, however, it would difficult for Chrysler to justify to some owners that their Jeeps weren't going to be fixed free, while owners of apparently identical vehicles that happened to be a little newer were getting free safetyChrysler announced Tuesday that it would bow to the US safety regulator's pressure to recall 2.7 million Jeep Liberties and Jeep Grand Cherokees over a fire risk. Two weeks after rejecting the National Highway Traffic Safety Without going into any details of what exactly the company discussed with the NHTSA, Chrysler said today that it had “resolved its difference” with the

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