Jeep bulletin 08-111-25
What it says"Right Front Heated Seat Inoperative Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): B1E9A - Front Right Heater… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 9, 2025, received Apr 15, 2025, about the seats. It names 1 model year (2025). 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.
"Right Front Heated Seat Inoperative Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● B1E9A - Front Right Heater Control 1 – Circuit Open. Customers may experience the following: ● Right front heated seat will not activate or will shut off after a few seconds. This bulletin involves inspecting and possibly repairing the heated seat harness connector"
Trouble codes it names: B1E9A
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-111-25 | Service bulletin | Apr 9, 2025 | 11017010 | PDF, 227 KB |
What the document itself lists
Part the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68502132AA | Way-Female Wiring | — | eBay Motors → |
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 23-20-38-9A | Inspect Harness Connector (1 - Semi-Skilled) 6 - Electrical and Body Systems | 0.2 hrs |
| 23-20-38-9B | Inspect And Repair Harness Connector (1 - Semi-Skilled) 6 - Electrical and Body Systems | 0.6 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Jeep’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 122 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 47 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.
Infotainment system glitch Screen blacks out Auto start/stop doesn’t work Key fobs glitch Vehicle jerks (I’m guessing it’s sensing something that isn’t there, but no one seems to know) Doors unlock themselves Alerts “key fob not detected” while driving and while parked
2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jul 3, 2026 · ODI 11748201
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 seats
Source: same model, same component group17 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Grand Cherokee under the same component group (seats), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-274-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 11, 2026 | Power Folding Seat Wire Harness Pinched Customers may experience one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● Battery is depleted. NOTE: Battery… |
| S2608000028 | Service bulletin | Jun 12, 2026 | Intermittent Operation of the Third Row Power Seat, 12volt Battery Drain |
| 109157 | Service bulletin | Dec 17, 2025 | ARMREST - REAR DOOR TRIM |
| S2508000107 | Service bulletin | Dec 12, 2025 | Comfort Seat Module (CSM) or Comfort Steering Wheel Module (CSWM) do Not Operate |
| 106343 | Service bulletin | Jul 29, 2025 | HEADREST - SECOND ROW |
| S2324000003 | Service bulletin | May 2, 2025 | Heated seats turn off by itself when on HI setting, without customer input after approximately 20 minutes. |
| 9100531 | Service bulletin | Apr 1, 2025 | "2nd row seat frame 2nd Row Seat is hard to put back In position after moving it forward to access the 3rd row seat. Add grease as noted in… |
| S2123000084 REV. A | Service bulletin | Feb 28, 2025 | 1st Row Seat Belt Retractor D-Ring Is Binding And Not Able To Rotate |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 08-111-25 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 08-111-25 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. Every Stellantis warranty extension on file lists the ones Stellantis has filed.
Which vehicles does 08-111-25 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee. 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 17 Oct 2024 – 25 Oct 2024 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.