Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog

IN RESPONSE TO A BCCJ BLOG POST, CHRYSLER E-MAILED THE FOLLOWING:

Date: 10/ 8/2009
The following person filled out and has sent you information from a short contact form on Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog:

From Page: Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog
Name: Michael Palese
Email: mp88@chrysler.com
Phone: 248 625-4366
Comments: The petition filed with NHTSA by the Center for Automotive Safety presents a simplistic, unsubstantiated review of raw accident data. Indeed, its conclusions are flawed as they are based solely on a database that does not discriminate the cause or origin of a fire. Nor does it contain accurate critical real world accident data that takes into account significant factors that influence crash outcomes, such as the speed of a rear impact and the weight of the vehicles involved. The petition's conclusions and comparisons are, therefore, invalid and their use to draw alarming conclusions about a product with an excellent safety record is misguided and irresponsible.

Statistically, rear impacts that result in serious injury are rare occurrences. Chrysler Group is confident that a proper study which considered all factors in all collisions including rear collisions with fire would show that the 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees perform as well as or better than other vehicles in their class.

The 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee meets or exceeds all applicable federal safety standards and, as noted, has an excellent safety record. There are many millions of 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees on the road whose owners and families continue to enjoy tens of millions of miles and hours of safe vehicle operation each year.

While Chrysler Group designs vehicles to protect the greatest number of motorists in the greatest number of accidents, unfortunately accidents do occur, can be dangerous and, sadly, can sometimes cause injuries and even deaths.

If you have further questions, please contact:

Michael Palese
Corporate Communications
Chrysler Group LLC
Tel: 248 512-2682
Fax: 248 512-1756
Cell: 313 930-1252
Email/bberryl: mp88@chrysler.com