Fiat Chrysler seeks to rebut criticism ahead of U.S. safety hearing - Business Insider
Thursday's hearing, convened by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is expected to highlight testimony from safety advocates and others who will argue that the trailer hitch fix is inadequate, and that regulators should order Fiat... The automaker issued a lengthy statement hours before the hearing, underscoring the role that regulators have played in testing the remedy and determining that it provides an incremental safety hitch for vehicles in low-to-moderate-speed collisions. FCA also said NHTSA found the Jeep sport utility vehicles have a safety performance similar to other makes in the most severe crashes. At the all-day proceedings, which began in late morning, NHTSA was expected to try to find evidence that the automaker failed to fix defects in 22 recalls involving 11 million vehicles. The recalls cover Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler and Mitsubishi vehicles from model years dating back to 1993. Days before the hearing, FCA took the unusual step of telling about 65 Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango owners to stop driving their sport... The hearing also poses a test for NHTSA, which is taking a more aggressive stance on automakers under new administrator Mark Rosekind,. Source: www.businessinsider.com
