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Stellantis recalls more than 32,000 hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs because of potential fire risk
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FILE - The Stellantis sign appears outside the Chrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Mich, on Jan. 19, 2021. Automaker Stellantis announced a recall on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, of more than 32,000 of its hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs because they pose a potential fire risk. Stellantis is advising people not to charge the affected SUVs or park them by buildings until they can be fixed. - photo by AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Automaker Stellantis on Wednesday announced a recall of more than 32,000 of its hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs because they pose a potential fire risk. As part of what the company described as a routine review of customer information, Stellantis determined that eight of the hybrid Wranglers had caught fire while they were turned off and parked. Six of the vehicles were being charged when the fires started.