JEEP ROLLOVER ACCIDENT
JEEP WRANGLER, CHEROKEE, GRAND CHEROKEE & JEEP LIBERTY ROLLOVERS
 The issue of rollover first made national news in 1980 when CBS's 60 Minutes aired a report on the Jeep CJ, the model for many early SUVs. The report showed footage of an Insurance Institute of Highway Safety test in which the vehicle rolled over while executing a "J" turn (a sweeping right turn followed by a straight-on path) and during sudden evasive maneuvers, such as a quick turn to avoid an object in its path. Despite the rollover risk, Americans flocked to the Jeep. Other automakers, their sales slumping, took notice.
THE JEEP POPULARITY CREATES NEED FOR MORE SUVs
Using the Jeep CJ as a model, Ford introduced its first SUV, the Bronco II, which rolled out in March 1983. It was an  immediate hit. Throughout the 1980s, the company sold over 700,000 Bronco IIs -- double its initial projections. Almost immediately, however, the Bronco II began to have rollover problems. By 1989, the Bronco II had become an easy target of safety advocates and trial lawyers, who approached NHTSA for a recall of the vehicle. According to federal crash statistics, the Bronco II was one of the three most deadly SUVs then on the road, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety had rated it the most deadly.In October 1990, NHTSA rejected the petition to recall the Ford Bronco ll. NHTSA launched a formal investigation of the Bronco II to determine whether or not it should be recalled. According to the agency, in order to find a safety-related defect in the Ford Bronco 2 that was causing the rollovers. The data needed must show that the vehicle's safety-related performance distinguished itself from the rest of its class (in this case, SUVs). In other words, NHTSA found that the Bronco II may have been dangerous, but it wasn't dangerous enough when compared to other SUVs. The decision remains controversial.
JEEP ROLLOVERS CONTINUED
As Jeep continued to play a major role in the SUV market, the rollovers of Jeep Vehicles continued as well. After an avalanche of bad press and more rollover lawsuits of Jeep CJ5 and Jeep CJ7, Jeep marketed the Jeep Wrangler to "fix" the problem and provide a new image to the sport utility  department. Unfortunately the Jeep Wrangler also had rollover related problems. Jeep then once again had to made some changes in their new Jeep Wrangler which did in fact make it more stable and reduce the numbers of rollovers and ultimately a reduction in the number of lawsuits. Jeep then started to market a much sportier and family friendly model of the Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee.This strategy was a huge success to the Jeep division of Chrysler. As more and more people bought the ever popular Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee and even the Jeep Grand Waggoner Limited, the numbers of rollover accidents and roof crush injuries remained. Surprisingly Jeep came out with another SUV, named the Jeep Liberty. It is a short sporty mini SUV that was built to compete with the RAV4 and Ford Escape class of vehicles. Jeep Liberty rollovers started as well. Only time will tell if the Jeep Liberty rollover problem will be resolved or not.
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 If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed in a Jeep Wrangler Rollover, Liberty, Grand Cherokee, Jeep Cherokee rollover accidents or any SUV roll over / accident and you like to know more about your legal rights in filing a rollover lawsuit or any other potential product liability or negligence legal action, then call and talk with Mr.Willis, a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer with over 20+ years of product liability and rollover litigation experience. Call the Willis Law Firm at 1-800-883-9858 or click here for a Free SUV Rollover Lawsuit Evaluation
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