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Chrysler refuses US request to recall vehicles

By DeeAnn Durbin, Tom Krisher
Published June 4, 2013 4:00am ET
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Chrysler refuses US request to recall vehicles
FILE - This undated file photo provided by Chrysler shows the 2005 Jeep Liberty Renegade. Chrysler is refusing a request by U.S. safety regulators to recall about 2.7 million vehicles to fix fuel tanks that could leak and cause fires in rear-end collisions.The company says it's been asked by the government to recall Jeep Grand Cherokees from 1993 through 2004 and Jeep Libertys from 2002 through 2007. But Chrysler says in a statement that the SUVs are safe and not defective. (AP Photo/Chrysler, File) | Uncredited

DETROIT (AP) — A defiant Chrysler is refusing to recall about 2.7 million Jeeps the government says are at risk of a fuel tank fire in a rear-end collision.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent Chrysler a letter asking that the company voluntarily recall Jeep Grand Cherokees from 1993 through 2004 and Jeep Libertys from 2002 through 2007.

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