UPDATE 5:09 p.m. ET: Government lets Chrysler recall fewer Jeeps than first required. Chrysler Group agreed to a recall it has fought for two weeks, but only after the government slashed the number of Jeeps involved in the recall by more than a million

Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked Chrysler to voluntarily recall Jeep Grand Cherokees in model years 1993 to 2004 and Libertys in model years 2002 to 2007. Based on its investigations, the NHTSA warned that a 

Chrysler Group might have kicked off a new negotiating tactic for car companies dealing with recall requests from the government. Just say "no" and see how much the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will dial back its request to get a

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that gas tank placement on the Jeep Grand Cherokees and Jeep Liberty model SUVs is at fault in 51 fatalities.Chrysler had previously argued tha most of these were high-speed crashes where the gas 

Earlier this month the company refused the government's request to recall the Jeeps. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contended that the gas tanks could rupture if hit from the rear, causing fires. NHTSA said 51 people had died in