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NHTSA Defect Investigations for the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee

The Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) is an office within the NHTSA which investigates serious safety problems in the design, construction or performance of vehicles. The NHTSA is authorized to order manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles, if the ODI finds a safety issue. NHTSA investigations for the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee, both ongoing and closed, are listed below:

1. INVESTIGATION: Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires

   NHTSA #EA12005

   Status:

   RECALLED

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2. INVESTIGATION: Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires

   NHTSA #PE10031

   Status:

   CLOSED

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4. INVESTIGATION: Fuel Storage System Crash Related Fires

   NHTSA #DP09005

   Status:

   CLOSED

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5. INVESTIGATION: HOOD LATCH FAILURE

   NHTSA #EA02029

   Status:

   CLOSED

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6. INVESTIGATION: ROLL-AWAY IN REVERSE WHEN PARKED

   NHTSA #EA01017

   Status:

   RECALLED

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7. INVESTIGATION: INADVERTENT ROLLAWAY IN REVERSE PARK

   NHTSA #PE01021

   Status:

   CLOSED

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8. INVESTIGATION: SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION

   NHTSA #PE96008

   Status:

   CLOSED

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9. INVESTIGATION: HOOD LATCH

   NHTSA #PE02045

   Status:

   CLOSED

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