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2020 JEEP WRANGLER — ENGINE

fire · 2124523 · 2025-08-27

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
51,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2020 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at approximately 65 MPH, she noticed a burning odor in the vehicle's cabin, and the sway bar warning light illuminated. The husband looked out of the driver's window and observed fire coming from under the vehicle. While attempting to steer to the side of the road, the front of the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The couple managed to exit the vehicle safely. The contact's husband tried to extinguish the fire, but it continued to engulf more. The fire department arrived and extinguished the blaze. A police report was filed, and the vehicle was towed to a lot. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The failure occurred at 51,000 miles.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11683353
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown