Jeep recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrids due to fire risks

Jeep’s proprietor, Stellantis, has recalled about 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs from the model because of a danger of fireplace. The recall impacts particular Jeep Wrangler 4xe fashions from 2020 to 2024 and a few Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe SUVs from 2022 to 2024 — the corporate estimates about 5 % of the automobiles may have the defect. It found the problem after 13 fires had been reported, all when the car was parked and off.

Regardless of the danger, Stellantis is just not but having prospects convey their hybrids in for servicing. As an alternative, the corporate claims a “treatment is imminent,” and house owners will get notified once they can are available. For now, Stellantis states, “Car danger is diminished when the battery cost degree is depleted. Accordingly, house owners are suggested to chorus from recharging. Out of an abundance of warning, the corporate can also be advising house owners of those automobiles to park away from buildings or different automobiles till the treatment is obtained.” Principally, good luck if that is your mode of transportation since you actually do not wish to use it.

The recall has the best influence on US-based prospects, with 154,032 automobiles recalled throughout the nation. There are simply over 14,000 affected automobiles in Canada, 673 in Mexico and 25,502 outdoors of North America.