Jaguar Recalls I-Pace Electric Vehicles in the US Following Battery Overheating Issues

Jaguar has announced a recall of 6,367 I-Pace electric vehicles in the US market due to battery overheating issues that have resulted in eight reported fires. The automaker is still investigating the root cause of the issue, but it has initiated a recall campaign for I-Paces from the 2019-2024 model years. The recall targets vehicles built between June 5, 2018, and May 25, 2023, when the recall was published.

Jaguar first started investigating the issue on February 2, 2022, after receiving a report of a vehicle fire. It assigned an engineering team to the concern and collected batteries from vehicles that had experienced thermal overload resulting in both smoke and fire. Following its own inspection, Jaguar passed the batteries along to their manufacturer, LG Energy Solution, for further analysis.

Jaguar reports that the detailed analyses of its investigations have not yet been concluded, but it is working with a third-party engineering company to identify further risks. Together, they confirmed that diagnostic over the air data can be used to identify which battery packs are at risk.

To protect drivers, Jaguar will start reaching out to customers starting on July 21 to install new Battery Energy Control Module software in their I-Pace. The update will better monitor the battery pack assembly status and will be able to identify when it is in danger of overheating to warn drivers that a risk exists. It will also limit the charging capacity of the high-voltage battery to 75 percent.

Fortunately, despite the eight reported fires, Jaguar is not yet aware of any injuries or accidents resulting from this battery issue.