Your handsome, new 2017 Jeep Wrangler may have a potentially ugly problem with its fuel tank.
According to Leftlane, “Approximately 448 [2017 Jeep Wrangler] vehicles may have a fuel tank that was manufactured with a cracked or broken control valve, possibly allowing fuel to leak in a rollover event.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s official Safety Recall Report states that 359 JKs built between November 1st and 3rd of this year are officially involved in the recall, but that the scope of the investigation needed to be expanded to 448 VIN numbers. Either way, if the valve malfunctions, it could also let debris enter the fuel tank and/or allow the tank to be overfilled.
FCA will start sending out notifications to affected 2017 Wrangler owners starting January 2. Should you happen to get one, take your JK into your dealer. The service department there will check the fuel tank’s breather tube to see if the control valve has been damaged. In the case that it has been, technicians will replace the fuel tank and sending unit free of charge.
For more information in the meantime, you can contact FCA at 1-800-853-1403. Just tell them you’re calling about recall S90.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
