320,000 Jeep Hybrids Must Be Parked and Not Charged

Jeep Hybrids are at risk of a "Thermal Event." Jeep Warns 320,000 Owners To Park Outside After Samsung Battery Scare | Carscoops

"Thermal Event" is a journalistic weasel word for "one scary ass fire."

In the US, a total of 228,221 Jeep Wranglers built for MY20-25 and 91,844 Grand Cherokees that rolled off the line for MY22-26 are caught up in a recall related to a fire risk. Only models with a 4xe plug-in hybrid powertrain are a problem because the issue has been traced to the hybrid system’s Samsung battery pack.

Stallantis doesn't have a fix. They HOPE to have a fix in December. Hope.

Until the fix is ready, Jeep owners are being asked to keep their electrified adventurers parked outside and away from garages, carports, or anything else flammable. They’re also being told not to charge them until the recall work is complete.

So from November 4th, until some date in the future, (December is the earliest) you basically cannot drive your Jeep. Model years are 2020 thru 2026 are impacted. So if you can't drive it, do you still have to pay for it? Of course you do, and you will probably need a rental as well, which I'm guessing that your insurance won't pay for either.

This is the second Jeep hybrid recall we’ve written about in as many weeks. Late last month, the brand issued a recall for almost 25,000 Wrangler 4xe SUVs after an OTA update gone wrong caused their hybrid systems to go haywire, in some cases losing drive altogether.

The future is stupid.

Hat tip to MGUY Australia and his video Jeep RECALLS 320,000 Hybrids over risk of "THERMAL EVENT". The video is 6 minutes.