Overview
- About 320,065 Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe SUVs are recalled in the U.S., part of roughly 375,000 vehicles worldwide.
- Owners are instructed to park outside away from structures and to stop charging the vehicles until repairs are completed.
- Regulators and Stellantis cite 19 reported fires and one injury, with NHTSA estimating about 5% of recalled vehicles may have the defect.
- The affected high-voltage battery packs were supplied by Samsung SDI, and analyses indicate separator damage within cells as the probable failure mode.
- A final repair is still in development, interim owner letters are slated for Dec. 2, VIN lookup opens Nov. 6, and vehicles previously repaired under earlier recalls will need the new remedy.