WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chrysler father or mother Stellantis is recalling 19,808 plug-in hybrid minivans and urged house owners to cease recharging them, after experiences of 12 fires in parked autos.
The automaker stated the recall covers 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid autos. All had been parked and turned off, whereas eight had been linked to chargers. Stellantis stated it was unaware of any associated accidents or accidents.
Stellantis is advising house owners to chorus from recharging the autos and to park them away from buildings and different autos. The automaker stated it’s working to substantiate the reason for the fires.
Owners can preserve working the autos utilizing the interior combustion engine.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration declined to remark.
The recall includes 16,741 autos within the United States, 2,317 in Canada and one other 750 outdoors North America.
Other automakers have confronted fire points with plug-in hybrid or full electrical autos.
General Motors Co halted manufacturing of its Chevrolet Bolt electrical automobile in August and has prolonged that halt by way of the top of this month.
The largest U.S. automaker in August widened its recall of the Bolt to greater than 140,000 autos to switch battery modules after a sequence of fires. GM has additionally indefinitely halted retail gross sales of recent Bolt autos.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler and David Gregorio)
