JLR will purchase again 2,760 2019 Jaguar I-Tempo electrical SUVs on account of a hearth danger that the automaker and security regulators have decided has not been adequately addressed in earlier recollects.
These automobiles—from the primary mannequin yr of Jaguar’s sole EV—have been included in a number of recollects to handle the potential for overheating battery packs, the latest in late August. On the time, Jaguar mentioned it was in search of one other answer to the overheating subject after diagnostic software program put in as a treatment in earlier recollects proved insufficient.
2019 Jaguar I-Tempo S
Jaguar now plans to purchase again the affected automobiles, based on the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA). Till that may be executed, interim precautions introduced with the August recall stay in place.
Homeowners are nonetheless suggested to park and cost their vehicles exterior and away from buildings, and are being instructed to have sellers set up up to date battery module management software program limiting capability to 80%, which shall be executed freed from cost. This was defined in proprietor notification letters mailed Oct. 18 and Nov. 6, 2024. Homeowners can name Jaguar customer support at 1-800-452-4827 and point out recall quantity H514 for extra info.
2019 Jaguar I-Tempo S
Jaguar initially issued a broader recall of I-Tempo electrical automobiles for fireplace danger final yr, adopted by one other small recall earlier this yr of simply 258 automobiles—all 2019 fashions. The automaker discovered these automobiles had the next propensity for short-circuits inside their battery cells, and ultimately opted to exchange total 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 an idea automobile making its public debut Dec. 2.
