Chrysler recalls 1.08 million Jeep Wranglers, Gladiators over fire risk

Chrysler told owners of almost 1.08 million Jeep Wranglers and Gladiators in the United States to park outside and away from homes, garages and other vehicles after identifying a fire risk that can develop even when the SUVs are parked and turned off.

The recall covers about 1,076,999 Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Gladiator vehicles from the 2021 through 2025 model years. Stellantis said the problem is tied to an electrical connection in the electric hydraulic power steering pump wiring that, in rare circumstances, can overheat combustible materials and potentially ignite.

The company said it has received one report of a potential injury linked to the defect, but no crashes or fatalities. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 9, 2026, and Stellantis said the remedy should be available no later than July 2026. The repair is expected to involve inspecting, and if necessary repairing or replacing, the wiring harness or the electric hydraulic power steering pump.

The action reaches far beyond the U.S. market. Stellantis said the global recall totals about 1.33 million vehicles, including 106,258 in Canada, 23,704 in Mexico and 124,297 in other markets outside North America. For Jeep, the scale of the campaign underscores how a localized electrical fault can trigger a worldwide safety response when the consequence is a possible parked-vehicle fire.

Federal scrutiny of these models has been building for more than a year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary investigation in 2024 into 2021-2023 Jeep Wranglers and Gladiators after reports of engine-compartment fires, many of them while the ignition was off. The latest recall follows a separate Jeep action in November 2025, when 320,065 Wrangler and Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrids were recalled over a parked-or-driven fire risk. Together, the cases show a continuing pattern of fire defects affecting some of Jeep’s most visible nameplates, and they add to the pressure on automakers to identify dangerous problems faster before owners are left wondering whether to park near their homes at all.