Fiat Chrysler Automobiles officials have announced they are recalling 164,000 Jeep Cherokee S.U.V.s around the world in order to install shields that prevent water from seeping into power rear lift gate controls.
The recalls affect 2014 and 2015 models, the New York Times reports.
The company also recently announced the launch of its new Alfa Romeo Giulia model, which is set for a 2018 release.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles revealed in a government filing earlier this month that it was late in reporting five safety recalls, ranging from a day to 12 days, USA Today reports.
The manufacturer reported each of the campaigns to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, mentioning that they surpassed the 60-day limit of advising customers of the recall. FCA has since publicly addressed the matter.
"The initiatives described in our response to NHTSA's Special Order reflect a deep commitment to thorough investigation and the timely remedy of safety defects," FCA officials wrote in a comment online.
"While this commitment has helped FCA US achieve positive results, we will not be satisfied until we firmly re-establish the trust our customers place in us."
They have also committed themselves to quickly addressing government-initiated queries involving 11 million vehicles within the last two years. FCA officials also reported that it increased the number of product investigators by 65 percent since last year, the Detroit News reports.
"Twenty recalls are a problem - 10 million vehicles. There's a pattern here of things we're concerned about," NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind told the site.
"And they weren't just little things - they were big things including major safety issues related to fire, door latches that could open up when people were driving. It's not just, 'Oh, they were late on something.' If they didn't start, it was late, it means all that time people are at risk. And they told us something different."
