More Than 75,000 Jeep Cherokees Recalled

By Detroit Steel - November 3, 2015

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In case you haven’t heard, Jeep has issued yet another recall.

The latest one, in what seems to have now become a normal mode of operations in the car industry, includes 75,000 Jeep Cherokees from the model year 2015.

Jeep’s parent company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), apparently discovered that a supplier might have improperly heat-treated the axle shafts in the vehicles, which could potentially put the Jeeps at risk of catching on fire, according to an Automotive News report.

The recall is being categorized as voluntarily, although it was prompted by two complaints to federal regulators of smoke and flames in the engine compartment.

FCA said it will now be calling back the Cherokees to inspect the SUVs and potentially replace their air conditioning lines if the fixes are needed.

The recall also includes 65,760 2015 and 2016 Ram 1500s built between mid-June and late September.