The plaintiff also claims Chrysler failed to let the Deardens know about the recall within 60 days, a violation of federal law. According to the complaint, Chrysler left a message with a family member about the fuel tank defect, but that call didn't come until almost a year after the fatal crash. For its part, Fiat Chrysler has always maintained the SUVs are safe and passed all required safety tests when the SUVs were manufactured. In 2015, a Georgia jury award $150 million to the family of a 4-year-old who was killed in a rear-impact crash of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. The child, Remi Walden, burned to death as horrified bystanders could do nothing but watch. The award was later decreased from the original $150 million, but the guilty verdict against Chrysler still stands.