JLR will purchase again 2,794 2019 Jaguar I-Tempo electrical SUVs because of a fireplace danger that the automaker and security regulators have decided has not been adequately addressed in earlier remembers.
These autos—from the primary mannequin yr of Jaguar’s sole EV—have been included in a number of remembers to deal with the potential for overheating battery packs, the latest in late August. On the time, Jaguar stated it was on the lookout for one other resolution to the overheating difficulty after diagnostic software program put in as a treatment in earlier remembers proved insufficient.
2019 Jaguar I-Tempo S
Jaguar now plans to purchase again the affected autos, in keeping with the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA). Till that may be finished, interim precautions introduced with the August recall stay in place.
Homeowners are nonetheless suggested to park and cost their automobiles outdoors and away from buildings, and are being advised to have sellers set up up to date battery module management software program limiting capability to 80%, which will probably be finished freed from cost. This was defined in proprietor notification letters mailed Oct. 18 and Nov. 6, 2024 with extra letters set to be mailed to homeowners Feb. 7. Homeowners can name Jaguar customer support at 1-800-452-4827 and point out recall quantity H514 or H529 for extra data.
2019 Jaguar I-Tempo S
Jaguar initially issued a broader recall of I-Tempo electrical autos for fireplace danger final yr, adopted by one other small recall earlier this yr of simply 258 autos—all 2019 fashions. The automaker discovered these autos had the next propensity for short-circuits inside their battery cells, and finally opted to switch complete packs.
Jaguar goes all-electric, however the I-Tempo will not be part of that plan. The automaker will abandon its first electrical mannequin in favor of three new EVs based mostly on a clean-sheet structure, with styling previewed by the Kind 00 Idea that debuted on Dec. 2.
Observe – This story was up to date as Jaguar added one other 34 automobiles to the recall