Excessive-Voltage Battery Subject May Set off Loss Of Energy On Jeep Wrangler 4xe Fashions

Nearly 14,000 examples of the 2022-2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Plug-In Hybrid are being recalled in the US due to a battery pack subject.

The automotive producer has revealed that choose Wrangler fashions might have been constructed with incorrect fasteners securing the 200 amp fuse within the excessive voltage battery pack meeting. Jeep says that an incorrect fastener may cause excessive resistance within the 200 amp fuse interface and generate undesirable warmth.

Extreme warmth within the fuse interface might trigger the fuse to fail, triggering a lack of energy, rising the chance of a crash and harm. Homeowners of impacted automobiles could also be alerted to the difficulty with a Malfunction Indicator Lamp, a change in drivability, and/or noise on the high-voltage battery pack meeting.

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A complete of 13,722 Wrangler fashions are concerned within the recall and had been manufactured between January 13, 2022 and Could 18, 2022. The inaccurate fasteners had been launched into automobile manufacturing on January 13 and now not used after Could 18.

Jeep first opened an investigation into a possible subject on April 25, 2022 after receiving a report of a broken fuse within the high-voltage battery pack meeting on a 2022 Wrangler PHEV. Over the next 4 days, Jeep acquired two further studies of a broken fuse and on Could 2, 2022, it was decided that an incorrect fastener was accountable.

Homeowners and sellers will likely be notified on or round December 2, 2022 of the difficulty. Homeowners will likely be instructed to take their automobile to a supplier the place the HV battery fuse will likely be inspected for the proper fasteners. If an incorrect fastener is discovered, the fuse meeting will likely be changed and if charring or discoloration is current on the bus bars, the high-voltage battery pack meeting will likely be changed.