One injury and 72 fires have been linked to a recall of more than 1 million of Jeep's best-selling Wrangler and Gladiator models, according to the automaker and national safety officials.

Owners of Wrangler and Gladiators from model years 2021 through 2025 should park their vehicles outside and away from buildings in case of fires, federal regulators warned this week. Fires could start even when vehicles are turned off.

The recall applies to about 1,076,999 vehicles, the majority of which are Wranglers. About 0.1% of those vehicles are estimated to have a defect that can cause vehicle fires, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The recall was submitted to the agency June 4, and vehicle owners were notified beginning June 9.

At issue is poor electrical connection in the electric hydraulic power steering pump wiring that could cause overheating and lead to vehicle fires, according to Jeep-maker Stellantis NV and safety officials.

Stellantis has said owners should have the wiring harnesses and electric hydraulic power steering pumps of their vehicles inspected. Both parts might need to be repaired or replaced.

The automaker is working to come up with a fix for the problem by July.

The Wrangler and Gladiator recall follows multiple similar park-outside recall warnings for owners of Jeep's plug-in hybrid versions of the Wrangler and the Grand Cherokee SUV due to fire risk.

Those recalls, which garnered an apology from Jeep's CEO, were due to a problem with the 4xe vehicles' hybrid battery. The hybrid Jeep owners have also faced other recent recalls related to sudden loss of power due to a software glitch and sand found in the engines of some vehicles.

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