Thirteen 2020-24 Jeep Wrangler 4xe and 2022-24 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe vehicles have caught fire, all while they were parked and turned off, according to Stellantis. The company estimated that 5% of around 190,000 4xe Jeeps from those years have the defect which caused the fires.
The risk of fire is reduced when the battery level is low, so the company is asking owners to avoid recharging and to park away from other vehicles or structures until the recall is done. The remedy is “imminent.”
154,032 Jeeps in the US, around 14,000 in Canada, nearly 700 in Mexico, and 25,502 everywhere else are affected. Customers with additional questions or concerns are encouraged to call customer care at 1-800-853-1403 or visit mopar.com/recalls for more information.
This year, many automakers have issued recalls for fires on both gasoline and electric cars.
The image is not meant to be accurate. The fire is more likely to come from the high voltage battery. The exact cause of the fires and the exact fixes will be published by NHTSA at a later date.
David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.
David Zatz has around 30 years of experience in covering Chrysler/Mopar news and history, and most recently wrote Century of Chrysler, a 100-year retrospective on the Chrysler marque.
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