Jeep remembers 2022-2023 Wrangler 4xe PHEV over battery fuse

An meeting challenge has led to the recall of 13,722 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid autos from the 2022 and 2023 mannequin years, in line with recall paperwork posted by the federal authorities. 

The Jeep Wrangler 4xe, which may go 21 EPA-rated miles all-electric and makes probably the most of its electrical propulsion to profit off-road functionality, is the top-selling U.S.-market plug-in hybrid and has accounted for roughly a fifth of Wrangler gross sales. The model has the potential to maintain that PHEV gross sales momentum rolling with the current addition of an inexpensive 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe model. 

In response to the automaker, listed right here as FCA US, the plug-in hybrid SUVs probably have a battery pack meeting that was constructed with incorrect fasteners to safe its 200-amp fuse. It estimates about 35% of the recalled autos, with manufacturing dates of January 13, 2022, by means of Might 18, 2022, had been constructed with the defect.

That may, in flip, generate extreme warmth, the automaker explains, which may trigger the fuse to fail. The affected Wrangler 4xe driver will expertise “the lack of motive energy,” in line with FCA. That stated, there isn’t a point out of fireplace or associated incidents, and the corporate isn’t conscious of any such incidents.

Jeep will substitute the fasteners as a part of the Wrangler 4xe recall marketing campaign, and in some autos this may increasingly immediate alternative of the entire pack if there’s any proof of charring.

The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe makes use of a battery pack of the identical capability, but it surely doesn’t seem like affected by this challenge. 

Homeowners are reminded to contact Chrysler customer support at 800-853-1403, the NHTSA Automobile Security Hotline at 888-327-4236, or to seek the advice of www.nhtsa.gov. Notification letters are on account of be despatched out to homeowners December 2.