Jeep, Honda Collectively Recall 2 Million Vehicles; Meanwhile Ford is Again Heading for a Recall Record

It’s a big week for automotive recalls – among the biggest, Jeep and Honda each are targeting more than 1 million vehicles due to safety defects. A potential fire risk has Jeep telling owners they should park their vehicles outside.Then there’s Ford which could soon set another recall record. Headlight.News has more.

If there’s a good side to the story, automakers are far less likely than in the past to try to downplay or ignore potential safety problems. But that’s translating into a year of big recalls, with at least one manufacturer on track to set an industry record for the second year in a row.

This past week has added substantially to the number of vehicles facing recall – Honda and Jeep each announcing service actions covering more than 1 million vehicles.

In Jeep’s case, the problem with a potentially faulty electrical connection is serious enough for the automaker to warn motorists to park the vehicles outside and away from their homes or garages.

What’s new: Jeep

The Jeep recall covers Wrangler SUVs and Gladiator pickups produced between 2021 and 2025, according to the automaker’s filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Unusually, the recall covers all versions of those two models, whatever their trim and powertrain. Any vehicle produced after December 2, 2024 is excluded as the defect had then be caught and repaired.

The recall covers 787,887 of the popular SUVs, the Gladiator making up the rest of the targeted vehicles, for a total of 1,076,999 Jeeps overall.

The problem centers around the electrohydraulic power steering pump used in both Wrangler and Gladiator. Problems with the wiring harness and circuit board can create high resistance which, in turn, generates enough heat to potential set fire to the power steering fluid. If that happens, the whole vehicle could go up in flames. Jeep warned that there could be enough heat generated while running that a connector could start smoldering when power is turned off, eventually catching fire.

The Jeep fix:

Jeep is aware of 47 instances linked to the power steering pump problem. There has been one injury, though no fatalities.

The Stellantis off-road brand will begin sending out official recall notices on July 9 and owners will be able to start searching a database on both NHTSA and Mopar websites only July 11 to see if their Wranglers and Gladiators are targeted.

While the automaker is still working up a permanent fix, the NHTSA filing says owners will be asked to return to a dealer service department where their vehicles can be inspected. If need be, affected parts will be replaced.

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What’s new: Honda

Honda’s recall also covers more than 1 million vehicles, with three models involved:

• 2023-2026 CR-V Hybrids;
• 2025-2026 CR Fuel Cell EV;
• 2023-2026 Accord Hybrids.

Here, the issue involves the tire inflator kits Honda uses, rather than offering spare tires. In the event of the most common type of flats, such as a nail puncture, motorists can use the kit to seal the hole and then add air to restore a tire’s operating pressure. But Honda said the problem involves the nozzle used to connect to a hire’s valve stem.

If that nozzle isn’t assembled correctly pressure could build up in the sealant bottle itself, The cap then could detach, causing air and sealant to suddenly spray out. The build-up of pressure has been serious enough to result in injuries in eight instances, Honda said.

Honda plans to issue replacement bottle designed to ensure a proper connection with a tire’s valve stem.

Recalls on the rise

As of now, nearly 12 million vehicles have been recalled in the U.S., according to government data. That means we’re unlikely to match the record 86.3 million vehicles collectively recalled in 2015, according to NHTSA. But there have been other records set since then, Ford alone recalling 12.9 million vehicles in 2025, with a record 153 separate service actions.

The second-largest Detroit automaker just announced yet another recall, this one covering 255,000 Focus models because they could stall unexpectedly. This is actually the second recall meant to address the problem, a prior software fix failing to solve the issue.

Separately, Ford recently called back 548,000 Expedition SUVs due to peeling center console trim, along with 420,000 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs due to a seatbelt issue. That brings to 34 the number of recalls this year, well short of the automaker’s 2025 record. But nearly 10 million vehicles have been impacted since the year began. That means Ford could be on track to break its prior record in that column.

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