Chrysler has announced a recall of more than 320,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid vehicles in the United States due to a potential fire hazard associated with defective high-voltage batteries. The automaker has urged owners to park their vehicles outdoors and refrain from charging them until a repair is available.
The recall affects 320,065 plug-in hybrid models, including 228,221 Jeep Wrangler 4xe vehicles from model years 2020 to 2025 and 91,844 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe vehicles from model years 2022 to 2026. Chrysler said the risk of fire may occur whether the vehicles are parked or being driven.
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According to the company, some vehicles may contain battery cells with damaged separators, which could cause internal short circuits and increase the likelihood of thermal events. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) warned that owners “should not charge unrepaired vehicle batteries because the risk of fire is higher in a charged battery than when the battery is depleted.”
The recall includes vehicles that were previously repaired under an earlier recall, but Chrysler believes those fixes may not have resolved the issue. The automaker has reported one injury potentially linked to the defect and confirmed 19 fires related to the battery packs, nine of which occurred in vehicles that had previously received software updates.
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In a statement, NHTSA said the earlier software remedy “is ineffective in detecting certain abnormalities in the battery that can lead to a fire.” Chrysler is still working to develop a new corrective measure. “A remedy is not yet available, and owners should continue to park outside and refrain from charging until a remedy is available and performed on their vehicle,” the agency said.
Chrysler will begin notifying affected owners by mail starting December 2, 2025. Owners can check the status of their vehicles using the identification number lookup on NHTSA’s website.