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Critics of Jeeps with rear-mounted gas tanks have continued to demand more action from Chrysler, though the vehicles far exceeded contemporary standards for crashworthiness and in most cases are more than ten years old, the limit for mandated recalls. Although the cases of fire are tragic, the collisions often far exceeded any federal regulations, and it is possible that cars with completely different designs would also have failed.
Jeep critics met with NHTSA officials to demand that Chrysler do more than reinforce older Jeeps with hitch assemblies (these are not solely hitches, but also reinforce the bumper area) and replace unsafe aftermarket hitches with their own assemblies, although the original design of the vehicle appears to be adequate to cover crashes with double the force required by law. In particular, advocates have demanded that the Jeeps be crash-tested with the hitch assemblies. According to Larry Vellequette of Automotive News, the..
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Jeep critics met with NHTSA officials to demand that Chrysler do more than reinforce older Jeeps with hitch assemblies (these are not solely hitches, but also reinforce the bumper area) and replace unsafe aftermarket hitches with their own assemblies, although the original design of the vehicle appears to be adequate to cover crashes with double the force required by law. In particular, advocates have demanded that the Jeeps be crash-tested with the hitch assemblies. According to Larry Vellequette of Automotive News, the..
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