Jeep bulletin 08-131-26
What it saysFlash: Comfort Seat And Wheel (CSWM) Updates The customer may experience the following: SYMPTOM: Heated Steering Wheel does not get hot enough or does not work. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 21, 2026, received Mar 25, 2026, about the steering — 2 documents under this number. It names 1 model year (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 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.
Flash: Comfort Seat And Wheel (CSWM) Updates The customer may experience the following: SYMPTOM: ● Heated Steering Wheel does not get hot enough or does not work. This bulletin involves reprogramming the CSWM with the latest available software.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-131-26 | Service bulletin | Mar 21, 2026 | 11030246 | |
| 08-131-26 | Service bulletin | Mar 21, 2026 | 11030221 |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18-52-34-9E | Module, Comfort Seat And Wheel (CSWM) - Reprogram | 0.2 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (2 pages), read Sep 29, 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 3 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 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.
While stopped in active traffic at a red light on August 31, 2026, the vehicle suffered an unexpected, complete electrical failure and sudden total loss of motive power. The digital instrument cluster illuminated a red battery indicator accompanied by an urgent safety alert stating: "Stop Safely / Vehicle Will Shut Off Soon." Within…
2026 Jeep Gladiator · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Sep 4, 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 steering
Source: same model, same component group10 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Gladiator under the same component group (steering), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114746 | Service bulletin | Sep 24, 2026 | SOCKET - DRAG LINK INNER |
| 114745 | Service bulletin | Sep 24, 2026 | SOCKET - DRAG LINK INNER |
| 105646 | Service bulletin | Oct 9, 2025 | MODULE - STEERING CONTROL & COLUMN |
| S2523000039 | Service bulletin | May 3, 2025 | Steering Column Difficult To Adjust Up Or Down. |
| 9100491 | Service bulletin | Apr 16, 2025 | "Drag Link Long Socket FOR STEERING SHIMMY DIAGNOSIS, PLEASE REFERENCE S1819000004 Rev. Q AND 19 - Steering / Diagnosis and Testing… |
| S2423000045 | Service bulletin | Oct 31, 2024 | Heated Steering Wheel Inoperative And Or Not Hot Enough. |
| 9100362 | Service bulletin | Jul 2, 2024 | MODULE Steering Control Before replacing the steering column control module (SCCM), please follow these steps: 1.- Make sure all the switche… |
| S2208000063 | Service bulletin | May 3, 2024 | "Loss Of Power Steering Assist. U0131 Lost Communication With Electro Hydraulic Power Steering Control Module (EHPS)." |
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 08-131-26 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 08-131-26 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.
Which vehicles does 08-131-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2026 Jeep Gladiator. 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 before 18 Feb 2025 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.