The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its investigation of Cherokee fires that was prompted by two incidents filed with the agency.
The latest recall, in what seems to have now become a normal mode of operations in the car industry, includes 75,000 Jeep Cherokees from the model year 2015.
Although FCA is vehemently denying claims of “jumping Jeeps,” car wash owners are saying some Grand Cherokees are prone to suddenly accelerate on their own.
Mere days after a Jeep Cherokee hacking story led to a recall of 1.4 million vehicles, FCA has now been hit with a record $105 million fine over safety recalls.
On the heels of Wired Magazine hacking a Cherokee mid-drive, FCA is now recalling 1.4 million vehicles over the issue, which includes 2014-15 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Cherokees.