Jeep owners should park outside pending recall fix, US agency says

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said owners of 154,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid electric SUVs should park outside and away from buildings or other vehicles until they get recall repairs completed.

Jeep-parent Stellantis on Monday said it was recalling 194,000 Jeep Wranger and Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrids worldwide — including 154,00 in the United States — after reports of 13 fires. NHTSA said there have been two injuries reported to date that may be tied to the recall issue. The affected vehicles were been built with a high voltage battery that may fail internally, NHTSA said. Stellantis said the battery pack was produced by Samsung SDI.

(Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Franklin Paul)