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Jeep Grand Cherokee / Liberty vs Tesla Model 3 / Model Y

Two curated safety records, lined up. Bar lengths share one scale, so they read across the gutter. Every recall figure below is a documented public record; NCAP and complaint fields name the live NHTSA source they join from.

Head to head
  • Larger recall Tesla Model 3 / Model Y 1.56M vs 2M vehicles
  • Higher confirmed U.S. death toll Jeep Grand Cherokee / Liberty 44 vs - deaths
  • Active Do Not Drive order even neither vehicle
  • Recall still ongoing even both closed
Defect tied to confirmed deaths

Jeep Grand Cherokee / Liberty

Jeep (FCA)·MY 1993-2007·SUV
44 U.S. deaths Status: closed
Recall campaign
Jeep rear fuel tank
Component
Fuel system
Recalled
2013
Units affected
1.56M 1.56M vehicles
U.S. deaths
44 At least 44 deaths in rear-impact fires. NHTSA sought 2.7M; Chrysler recalled 1.56M.
Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API
Frontal Crash – / 5★
Side Crash – / 5★
Rollover Resistance – / 5★
Overall Rating – / 5★
Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL
Volume by component pending
Full recall count FLAT_RCL
All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file
Recall - remedy available

Tesla Model 3 / Model Y

Tesla·MY 2012-2023·EV
No confirmed deaths Status: closed
Recall campaign
Tesla Autopilot (Autosteer)
Component
Advanced driver assistance
Recalled
2023
Units affected
2M 2M+ vehicles
U.S. deaths
not asserted - A driver-monitoring defect; NHTSA has investigated Autopilot crashes separately.
Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API
Frontal Crash – / 5★
Side Crash – / 5★
Rollover Resistance – / 5★
Overall Rating – / 5★
Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL
Volume by component pending
Full recall count FLAT_RCL
All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file
Both records, in numbers
Field Jeep Grand Cherokee / Liberty Tesla Model 3 / Model Y
Recall campaign Jeep rear fuel tank Tesla Autopilot (Autosteer)
Component Fuel system Advanced driver assistance
Model years 1993-2007 2012-2023
Units affected 1.56M vehicles 2M+ vehicles
U.S. deaths 44 -
Do Not Drive No No
Recalled 2013 2023

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Both cases are documented public records from the v1 curated snapshot; see the Methodology for what is verified versus illustrative. Check any specific VIN free at nhtsa.gov/recalls.