statement saying, we believe in ntsa s initial conclusions are based on an incomplete analysis of the underlying data and we are committed to working with the agency to resolve this agreement. the center for auto safety says its data shows the risk of fire for a grand cherokee in the model years in question is more than 20 times later than the risk in a comparable ford explorer. chrysler contend their gas tanks on these vehicles were built according to government safety standards built at this time and basically there is no problem. the number of people that died in rear-end collisions is far lower than safety organizations are alleging and at any rate it s less than the industry average for that type of vehicle built at that time. reporter: recalls aren t unusual. but this is the first time since 1996 an auto maker has challenged a recall demand from the tfsa. case also involved chrysler and the company prevailed in a
that type of vehicle built at that time. reporter: recalls aren t unusual. but thi is the first time since 1996 that an automaker has challenged a recall demand from the nhtsa. that case also involved chrysler. and the company prevailed in a two-year federal court battle. so we could have another fight on our hands. as one analyst said, chrysler is taking a risk by taking on the government. because even if they win this battle, there s no way to predict the impact all this could have on future sales. christine, john? thanks, athena jones. singapore airlines flight was about an hour into a routine flight from singapore to london last week when suddenly this happened. look at these photos taken after the plane experienced some severe turbulence in flight. the aircraft dropped about 65 feet in five seconds. 11 passengers were injured as well as one crew member. passenger allen cross took these photos. this is what he had to say about those terrifying moments on