Virtually 14,000 examples of the 2022-2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Plug-In Hybrid are being recalled in america due to a battery pack situation.
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, growing the chance of a crash and harm. Homeowners of impacted autos 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 Might 18, 2022. The inaccurate fasteners had been launched into automobile manufacturing on January 13 and now not used after Might 18.
Jeep first opened an investigation into a possible situation 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 Might 2, 2022, it was decided that an incorrect fastener was in charge.
Homeowners and sellers shall be notified on or round December 2, 2022 of the difficulty. Homeowners shall be instructed to take their automobile to a supplier the place the HV battery fuse shall be inspected for the right fasteners. If an incorrect fastener is discovered, the fuse meeting shall be changed and if charring or discoloration is current on the bus bars, the high-voltage battery pack meeting shall be changed.
