kee ▁W J ▁from ▁the ▁recall . ▁The ▁recall ▁will ▁include ▁ 2 . 7 ▁million ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 8 ▁Je ep ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁Z J ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 7 ▁Je ep ▁Liber ty ▁K J ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁Two ▁weeks ▁prior ▁to ▁this ▁recall , ▁Ch rys ler ▁Corporation ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁affected ▁Je ep ▁vehicles ▁were ▁safe , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁vehicles ' ▁rates ▁of ▁fatal ▁rear - imp act ▁crashes ▁involving ▁fire ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁comp liance ▁with ▁then - current ▁requirements ▁of ▁FM V SS ▁standard ▁No . ▁ 3 0 1 , ▁though ▁agreed ▁to ▁recall ▁the ▁affected ▁vehicles ▁later . ▁To ▁rem edy ▁the ▁problem , ▁Je ep ▁deal ers hips ▁will ▁install ▁a ▁tra iler ▁h itch ▁onto ▁the ▁rear ▁b ump ers ▁of ▁Je ep ▁vehicles ▁that ▁will ▁protect ▁the ▁fuel ▁tank ▁if ▁the ▁vehicle ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁rear ▁impact . ▁If ▁an ▁affected ▁vehicle ▁is ▁not ▁currently ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁tra iler ▁h itch , ▁one ▁will ▁be ▁installed ▁onto ▁it , ▁and ▁older ▁Je ep ▁and ▁non - factory ▁after market ▁tra iler ▁h itch es ▁will ▁be ▁replaced ▁with ▁one ▁from ▁Ch rys ler ▁Corporation . ▁Despite ▁the ▁recall , ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁these ▁Je ep ▁vehicles ▁has ▁not ▁suffered . ▁ ▁Transfer ▁case ▁actu ator ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁recall ▁of ▁W K s ▁with ▁the ▁Qu