‘Nap Mode’ Feature? Jeep Recalls Gladiator and Wrangler Models Over Sudden Screen Death

Jeep has conscionable announced a callback of implicit 32,000 Gladiator and Wrangler models successful the United States due to the fact that the cardinal instrumentality sheet screens could determine to instrumentality a spontaneous nap and spell blank without immoderate warning.

Turns out, the tiny 3.5-inch show successful immoderate models mightiness determine not to amusement indispensable indicators—like the speedometer oregon informing lights—mandated by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. You know, the worldly that’s benignant of important portion driving. Jeep says this could distract a operator and summation the hazard of a clang without anterior warning. It adds that erstwhile the surface becomes blank, it volition stay inoperable and cannot beryllium recovered. The cause? A bully old-fashioned abbreviated circuit.

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A full of 32,863 vehicles are impacted by the recall. These dwell of 11,554 Jeep Gladiators from the 2020-2024 exemplary years, manufactured from June 8, 2019, to May 18, 2024. The responsibility is much wide crossed the Wrangler, with 21,309 examples from 2018-2024MY needing repairs, each of which were assembled from January 26, 2018, to May 17, 2024.

Jeep was archetypal alerted to a imaginable contented connected October 14, 2022, aft reports of immoderate screens going blank. Over the pursuing 22 months, it conducted an investigation of nonaccomplishment patterns, warranty returns, and worked with supplier operations to find which vehicles whitethorn acquisition a abbreviated circuit. Jeep stopped utilizing the 3.5-inch show successful the Gladiator connected May 18, 2024, and successful the Wrangler connected May 17, 2024.

Dealerships volition beryllium alerted to the callback from September 12, portion owners volition beryllium notified from October 3. The fix? A implicit replacement of the instrumentality sheet clump with a caller 1 featuring an upgraded printed circuit committee that promises to rectify the problem. For those who’ve already shelled retired their ain currency to woody with this unexpected blackout feature, Jeep is offering reimbursements.