Jeep recalls over a million Wranglers, Gladiators for fire risk, Australian impact unclear

More than a million Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator off-roaders have been recalled due to a wiring issue that could spark a fire, with their manufacturer advising owners to park away from buildings and other vehicles.

A total of 1,076,999 vehicles are affected in the US market, from model years 2021 to 2025.

We’ve contacted Jeep Australia to confirm if there’s any impact to Wranglers and Gladiators sold here.

FCA US LLC, as Stellantis’ American arm is known, has already advised vehicles will be also subject to the recall in Canada and Mexico, as well as a total of 124,297 vehicles sold in unspecified markets outside North America.

That brings the grand total of recalled vehicles to an estimated 1,331,258 units.

“An internal investigation determined that certain model-year 2021-2025 Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Gladiator vehicles may have an electrical connection issue in the electric hydraulic power steering pump wiring,” said FCA US LLC in a statement.

“In rare circumstances, this may cause combustible materials to overheat, potentially leading to a vehicle fire.

“Out of an abundance of caution, FCA US is taking this action and advising owners of these vehicles to park away from structures or other vehicles until the remedy is obtained.”

Owners of affected vehicles in the US will be contacted by the company, and they’ll need to take their Jeeps to an authorised dealer to have the electric hydraulic power steering pump and wiring harness inspected and, if necessary, repaired and replaced.

It’s the latest major recall of Jeep vehicles for a potential fire risk.

Last November, Jeep in the US recalled 228,221 Wrangler and 91,844 Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with the turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain. Only the latter was sold here, as the Grand Cherokee 4xe Summit Reserve.

As with this new recall, owners were advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures and other vehicles until the defect – located in the battery pack – could be rectified.

Jeep Australia has yet to issue a recall for the Grand Cherokee 4xe, of which 122 examples were delivered locally between its launch and the end of 2025.

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