Chrysler’s perceived concern for customer safety is plummeting given the company’s continued refusal to recall certain older model Jeep SUVs that the U.S. NHTSA office of defects investigation has said contain a potentially deadly design flaw. That design flaw, a fuel tank positioned behind the rear axle, could lead the Jeep SUVs to erupt in fatal fires in the event of a rear impact.
Our Galveston Jeep defect lawyers have mentioned before that rear impacts are the single most common type of wreck. They happen in driveways, parking lots, and on the roads. Their severity is greater when they occur at high speed. And high-speed rear impact wrecks are frequent due to distracted, drunken, and drowsy drivers. It’s not unusual for a vehicle stopped at a light or on the shoulder of the road to be rammed at high speed by a drunken or distracted driver that was behind them.
Have you been injured because of a Jeep Design Defect? Contact Us and Report It
The Galveston Jeep defect lawyers at Denena Points, PC want the NHTSA to have as much information as possible regarding the injuries and fatalities tied to the Jeep’s defective fuel system design. And we also have more than a decade of solid experience helping victims and their families successfully obtain full financial recoveries after a defective product has needlessly harmed them.
Call us today at 281-369-4363 to report your injury, and let us help. You can also reach us anytime by filling out our online report form.
Why is it so Difficult for Automakers to Design and Manufacture Safe Vehicles?
One might believe that as long as the big automakers have been designing and building passenger vehicles, they should be able to design and manufacture vehicles by now without hidden and potentially deadly hazards. Some design flaws should be obvious. Like positioning the Jeep SUV fuel system behind the rear axle when rear-impact crashes are such everyday occurrences on U.S. roads.
Our Galveston Jeep defect lawyers point out that vehicle buyers aren’t likely to spot such potentially deadly dangers before they choose their SUVs either. How many of you, in addition to doing the test drive and some basic research on vehicle ratings, crawl beneath the vehicle and look under the hood to scope out its design?
If you have one of the Jeep Grand Cherokee or Jeep Liberty models covered by the recall, your safety could be at risk. Click here to read which Jeep models the NHTSA says should be recalled for safety reasons. Chrysler is refusing to issue a recall that would allow you to get the potentially deadly design flaw fixed for free. Though our Galveston Jeep defect lawyers mention that the NHTSA recall request gives the company until June 18th to change its corporate mind and show some concern for your safety.
Continue to Part 2 to read more about the costs of Jeep recall and repair and how refusal to recall could affect the Chrysler company image and bottom line.