Jeep recalls nearly 200,000 plug-in hybrids over defroster issue

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Jeep has issued a safety recall that applies to nearly 200,000 units of the Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid SUVs built between the 2021 and 2024 model years. The recalled vehicles feature a software-related problem that disables the windshield defroster.

Assigned recall number 24V-111 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the recall includes the following SUVs:

• 139,318 units of the 2021 to 2024 Wrangler 4xe built between September 2, 2020, and August 24, 2023.

• 59,825 units of the 2022 to 2024 Grand Cherokee 4xe built between July 23, 2021, and December 5, 2023.