JLR will purchase again 2,760 2019 Jaguar I-Tempo electrical SUVs resulting from 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—had been included in a number of remembers to deal with the potential for overheating battery packs, the newest in late August. On the time, Jaguar mentioned it was in search of one other answer to the overheating problem 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 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 constructions, and are being advised to have sellers set up up to date battery module management software program limiting capability to 80%, which can 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 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 a better propensity for short-circuits inside their battery cells, and ultimately 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 an idea automobile making its public debut Dec. 2.
