Chrysler bulletin 08-101-25
What it says"Radio USB Software Update TO U33.9 Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): U0485 - Implausible Data… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Chrysler filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 4, 2025, received Apr 8, 2025, about the electrical system. It names 2 model years (2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
"Radio USB Software Update TO U33.9 Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● U0485 - Implausible Data Received From Radio. The customer may also describe one or more of the following: ● Blank Phone widget displayed. ● Radio freeze after reverse event (Rearview Camera (RVC) Functions Normally). ● Blank hybrid screen. ● Screen off at start up (RVC Functions Normally). ● Radio restart before sleep after switching between different USBs. ● Pop up error ""setting not saved"" occurring when attempting to enable Geolocation (Privacy Mode Off). ● During FOTA Scheduling, if OK is not pressed to confirm time selected, vehicle will sleep. ● Apps downloaded for one connected profile are being shared with other local profiles. ● Switching profiles with slow response. ● Slow response switching between camera views. ● Black radio screen (RVC functions normally). ● Rear seat reminder alert unavailable. ● Wi-Fi software update pop-up is being triggered in non-connected vehicles. ● Switching to Android menu, display screen blinks on green color. ● Microphone inoperative during SOS call from the vehicle. This bulletin involves inspecting the software level and updating the software to U33.9."
Trouble codes it names: U0485
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-101-25 | Service bulletin | Apr 4, 2025 | 11016869 | PDF, 258 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 70 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 20 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
As prior reported I am the owner of a 2024 Chrysler Pacifica that has a known safety defect in the rear sliding doors that is impossible to disable. This issue also cases parasitic draw strain on the battery that can completely disable the vehicle.
2024 Chrysler Pacifica · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 3, 2026
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the electrical system
Source: same model, same component group159 other manufacturer communications filed against these Chrysler models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chrysler list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-342-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | Flash: Power Sliding Door Module (PSDM) System Updates Customers must comment on one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● The power sliding… |
| 08-188-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | Flash: Power Sliding Door Module (PSDM) System Updates Customers must comment on one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● The power sliding… |
| 08-338-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 19, 2026 | Flash: Integrated Dual Charge Module (IDCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicl… |
| 08-337-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 19, 2026 | Flash: Integrated Dual Charge Module (IDCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicl… |
| 08-336-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 19, 2026 | Flash: Integrated Dual Charge Module (IDCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicl… |
| 08-335-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 19, 2026 | Flash: Integrated Dual Charge Module (IDCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicl… |
| 08-334-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 19, 2026 | Flash: Integrated Dual Charge Module (IDCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicl… |
| 9100900 | Service bulletin | Sep 8, 2026 | Passive Entry O/S Dr Handle Prior to replacing an inoperative passive entry door handle, perform Star Online S2623000040. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Chrysler 08-101-25 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 08-101-25 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does 08-101-25 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2024 Chrysler Pacifica, 2024 Chrysler Voyager. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: built on or after 2 Oct 2023 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.