Battery hearth considerations have prompted a recall of almost 6,400 Jaguar I-Tempo electrical SUVs from all through the mannequin’s manufacturing run.

Jaguar on Wednesday stated the battery vitality management module software program will likely be up to date, and battery modules will likely be changed if needed, in 6,367 automobiles from mannequin years 2019 to 2024 freed from cost, in keeping with recall paperwork first noticed by Reuters. These paperwork state that Jaguar has stories of eight U.S. automobile fires, however no accidents or accidents related to them.

The recall handle the potential for high-voltage batteries to overheat, creating a hearth threat, however engineers have not decided whether or not the battery-pack meeting itself is flawed or a explanation for the overheating, Reuters reported.

2022 Jaguar I-Tempo

Up to date software program, which will likely be put in by a supplier or by means of an over-the-air (OTA) replace, will monitor the battery pack for situations related to overheating, in keeping with recall paperwork. The software program “supplies an enhanced degree of driver warnings” for battery situation and can restrict charging to 75% capability if it determines a hearth threat exists.

Within the occasion of a perceived hearth threat, drivers of vehicles with the up to date software program can even be instructed to take their vehicles to dealerships for inspection, per the recall paperwork. Battery modules or packs will then get replaced if needed, once more freed from cost.

2023 Jaguar I-Tempo

I-Tempo manufacturing started in 2018, however the newest automobiles have shipped with revised battery-monitoring software program, the recall paperwork famous. Jaguar did not initially ship the I-Tempo with over-the-air replace functionality, but it surely set the stage for them with a 2019 replace. And with different upgrades for the 2022 mannequin yr within the U.S., it took benefit of them with a snappier interface.

Different automakers have caught battery points at completely different phases in a mannequin’s manufacturing run. Within the Chevy Bolt EV, a battery flaw led to the substitute of full battery packs in lots of earlier fashions. And Hyundai needed to exchange full packs in a few of its Kona EV fashions, making it the costliest EV recall ever.

Ford, alternatively, caught a battery problem rapidly with its F-150 Lightning manufacturing and solely needed to recall 18 vehicles that had been shipped out.