U.S. probes 781,000 newer Jeep vehicles over underhood fire reports
Publishing timestamp: 2024-09-09 22:38:04
Summary
NHTSA is investigating over 781,000 newer Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator SUVs for reports of underhood fires. There have been nine reports of fires and one injury, with most fires occurring while the ignition was off. Stellantis is cooperating with the investigation, which is focused on fires originating at the power steering pump electrical connector in the vehicles. Some owners have reported their vehicles bursting into flames shortly after purchase.
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