WASHINGTON (AP) — Chrysler is recalling more than 320,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid vehicles because of a faulty battery that poses a fire risk, U.S. traffic safety regulators said.

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Chrysler, which is owned by Netherlands-based Stellantis, is aware of 19 reports and one injury potentially related to the issue.

Owners of the vehicles, which include 228,221 Jeep Wranglers model years 2020-2025 and 91,844 Jeep Grand Cherokees model years 2022-2026, are being advised to park the vehicles outside and away from structures until a remedy for the problem is determined. Vehicle owners are also being told not to charge their vehicles, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Agency said.

Interim notification letters are expected to be mailed to vehicle owners by Dec. 2, with additional

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