Jeep bulletin 08-075-26
What it saysRear Taillamp Condensation Clearing Procedure On occasion, vehicle exterior taillamp assemblies get fogged with a light layer of condensation on the SYMPTOM: inside of the lenses Fig. 1. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 15, 2026, received Mar 5, 2026, about the electrical system — 2 documents under this number: 08-075-26 REV. A and 1 more. It names 32 model years (2017–2026). 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 communicationRear Taillamp Condensation Clearing Procedure On occasion, vehicle exterior taillamp assemblies get fogged with a light layer of condensation on the SYMPTOM: inside of the lenses Fig. 1. This may be reported after the lamps have been turned on and brought up to operating temperature, turned off and then rapidly cooled by cold water (such as rain, or the water from a vehicle wash). Lens fogging can also occur under certain atmospheric conditions after a vehicle has been parked outside overnight (i.e. a warm humid day followed by clear cool night). This will usually clear as atmospheric conditions change to allow the condensation to change back into a vapor. Turning the taillamps on will usually accelerate this process. This bulletin is to communicate the procedure for rear taillamp condensation clearing.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-075-26 REV. A | Service bulletin | Apr 15, 2026 | 11031423 | not found |
| 08-075-26 | Service bulletin | Feb 21, 2026 | 11029670 |
What the document itself lists
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 08-50-89-95 | Setup Taillamp Condensation Test and Evaluate for 20 Minutes | 0.1 hrs |
| 08-50-89-96 | Setup Taillamp Condensation Test and Evaluate for 30 Minutes | 0.2 hrs |
| 08-50-89-97 | Setup Taillamp Condensation Test and Evaluate for 40 Minutes | 0.3 hrs |
| 08-50-89-98 | Setup Taillamp Condensation Test and Evaluate for 50 Minutes | 0.4 hrs |
| 08-50-89-99 | Setup Taillamp Condensation Test and Evaluate for 60 Minutes | 0.5 hrs |
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Model years it names
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 32 model years this bulletin names have filed 7,100 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 2,425 of them name Electrical System, Structure — 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.
On the 2019 Jeep Cherokee, the 156 owners who gave an odometer reading for Electrical System reported it at a median of 15,600 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
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2021 Jeep Compass · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 10, 2024 · ODI 11571145
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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 group593 other manufacturer communications filed against these Jeep models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-405-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or unlock… |
| 08-404-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Radio Frequency Hub Module (RFHM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or… |
| 08-403-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or unlock… |
| 08-402-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Radio Frequency Hub Module (RFHM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or… |
| S2508000037 REV. A | Service bulletin | Oct 22, 2026 | No Start, Passive Entry Inoperative |
| 08-391-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 22, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● T… |
| 08-384-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 20, 2026 | Flash: Electronic Shift Module (ESM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must… |
| 08-382-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 20, 2026 | Flash: Electronic Shift Module (ESM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 08-075-26 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 08-075-26 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. Every Stellantis warranty extension on file lists the ones Stellantis has filed.
Which vehicles does 08-075-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 32 model years: 2026 Jeep Cherokee, 2023 Jeep Cherokee, 2022 Jeep Cherokee, 2021 Jeep Cherokee, 2020 Jeep Cherokee, 2019 Jeep Cherokee and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.