WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Stellantis ( STLA ) said

Tuesday it is recalling 375,000 plug-in hybrid Jeep Wrangler and

Grand Cherokee SUVs worldwide over battery failure after 19

reports of fires, and urged owners to park outdoors until a fix

is completed.

The recall covers some 2020 through 2025 Jeep Wrangler 4xe

and 2022-2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe SUVs.

The company said a recall remedy is imminent but, until

then, owners should park away from structures and refrain from

charging vehicles because of fire risks.

Stellantis ( STLA ) told the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration it had reports of 19 fires and one injury linked

to the issue. About 320,000 of the recalled vehicles are in the

United States.

The automaker said the batteries were produced by Samsung SDI

. An investigation by Stellantis ( STLA ) and Samsung SDI

determined that a fire earlier this year was caused by the same

defect reported in the 2024 recall of 154,000 plug-in hybrid

Jeep EVs after reports of two injuries.

Vehicles that were repaired after recalls in 2023 and

2024 will need to be fixed again, NHTSA said.

Samsung SDI did not immediately respond to a request for

comment.

Stellantis ( STLA ) said it had received nine reports of fires

originating from the battery in plug-in Jeep Wrangler and Grand

Cherokee vehicles that received software in the 2024 recall, and

10 fires from batteries outside the scope of that recall.

Samsung SDI has stated the most likely root cause is

separator damage combined with other complex interactions within

the battery cells.

The Franco-American automaker had also recalled more than

298,000 U.S. vehicles in October, citing potential rollaway

risk.