Jeep Recall 44,000 Wrangler 4xr Hybrid Plug-in Units Around The World Due To This Problem

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JAKARTA - Jeep under Stellantis Group recalled 44,000 Wrangler 4xr plug-in SUVs, worldwide as high-voltage batteries could catch fire.

Quoted from the InsideEV page, Sunday, November 26, the company has issued an official statement in which it previously conducted a routine review of customer data, leading to an internal investigation.

During the investigation, eight cars caught fire, which occurred when they were parked, when they were turned off and six others when connected to charging.

This recall affects certain Jeep Wrangler 4xe models for 2021-2024, more details of 32,125 units in the United States, an estimated 3,856 units in Canada, and 9,249 units outside North America.

With this problem, Stellantis advised Jeep 4xr hybrid plug-in users, to refrain from charging, and put it away from buildings until this problem is resolved.

American automakers estimate one percent of the affected vehicles may be disabled, and later customers will be contacted and told when they can schedule service procedures by the manufacturer.

As is known, the car in the third quarter of this year was best known in the United States with 17,662 units sold. This means that the driver of this vehicle is quite high. For this reason, owners are required to wait for further information from the manufacturer.