Jeep has initiated a recall campaign more than a clutch plate in 2018-2023 Wranglers and Gladiators that could overheat. That could, in turn, lead to a fire, which has reportedly led to 1 injury on the field.

The automaker says, in documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that below some situations, the clutch stress plate can overheat due to friction.

If that takes place, the plate can quickly fracture with adequate force to crack or even puncture the transmission case. In that situation, heated fragments could fly out of the transmission and come in speak to with an ignition supply in the automobile, possibly top to a fire.

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Late final year, Jeep began investigating the situation, and by January ten, 2023, it says it detected “a potential trend of vehicle fires related to failed clutch assemblies” in 2018–2023 Wranglers, and model year 2020–2023 Gladiators.

The automaker says that it is conscious of 26 buyer help records, 36 warranty claims, and six field reports of troubles potentially connected to this fault about the globe. It is not conscious of any accident resulting from an exploding clutch stress plate but is conscious of 1 injury that may possibly be connected to this situation.

As a outcome, Jeep produced the choice to launch a recall campaign in February. It says it will get in touch with owners beginning on April 14. Since the dilemma is not connected to a defect with the component, but a style situation alternatively, it is nonetheless in the method of creating a remedy for the dilemma.

In all, 55,082 Wranglers and 14,119 Gladiators will be impacted by this campaign, for a total of 69,201 automobiles in the U.S. The dilemma is eerily related to an additional recall the automaker launched in 2020.