China not to import Jeep Wrangler over safety issues
April 9th, 2011 - 7:58 am ICT by IANSBeijing, April 9 (IANS) China would suspend import of Jeep Wrangler vehicles because of reported safety hazards. Many vehicles have abruptly caught fire, the country’s product quality watchdog has said.
Consumers in China have reported several cases of imported Jeep Wranglers catching fire. Investigations found that the fires were the result of a problem in the vehicles’ automatic transmission systems, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement.
The Jeep Wrangler is a four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle (SUV) manufactured by American automaker Chrysler and is now in its fourth generation. The Wrangler debuted in 1987, was revised in 1997 and again in 2007.
The administration, however, did not mention whether the reported incidents resulted in casualties, according to Xinhua.
It urged Chrysler to determine the cause of the problem and solve it.
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