Jeep bulletin 08-186-26
What it saysFlash: Battery Pack Control Module (BPCM) Updates - PCR8A3 Technicians may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): P0DE6-00 - Hybrid/EV Battery Pack Cell Voltage Low. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 12, 2026, received May 20, 2026, about the electrical system. 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: Battery Pack Control Module (BPCM) Updates - PCR8A3 Technicians may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0DE6-00 - Hybrid/EV Battery Pack Cell Voltage Low. ● P0DAF-00 - Hybrid/EV Battery Cell Balancing Circuit A Range/performance. Customers may experience the following: ● The vehicle will not start and cannot be keyed off. NOTE: The vehicles 12V system remains powered up. The following software enhancements are also available: ● Improved diagnostic robustness of P0DAF-00. ● Increased maturation time for P0DE6-00 fault to cover extreme cold-start scenario where HV SOC drops low due to cold-cranking. ● Coordinated change with Electric Vehicle Control Unit (EVCU) to prevent high voltage battery drain during flashing events. This bulletin involves inspecting and possibly reprogramming the BPCM, Drive Motor Power Inverter (DMPI), EVCU and Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-186-26 | Service bulletin | May 12, 2026 | 11032836 |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19-17-CQ | Inspect EVCU, PCM, DMPI, and BPCM Module Software Level | 0.2 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 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 9 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.
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 group64 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Cherokee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2508000037 REV. A | Service bulletin | Oct 22, 2026 | No Start, Passive Entry Inoperative |
| S2608000037 | Service bulletin | Oct 10, 2026 | Negative Response 0X33 - Security Access Denied When Flashing BPCM With WiTech |
| S2623000056 | Service bulletin | Oct 2, 2026 | The Door Latch Module Has Active Faults With No Warning Indicators In Cluster |
| 9100926 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | WIRELESS CHARGER Welcome GREEN LED not turning ON after multiple IGN ON/OFF without sleep cycle and no phone on the charging pads. Part numb… |
| 08-332-26 REV. B | Service bulletin | Sep 16, 2026 | Hybrid Cooling Pump Emergency Mode Condition Customers may comment on one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● 12V battery is draining. NOTE… |
| 08-178-26 REV. A | Service bulletin | Sep 11, 2026 | Flash: Power Liftgate Module (PLGM) Update Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● The power liftgate chime remains active… |
| 08-326-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 28, 2026 | Malfunction Indicator Illuminated (MIL) - P04DF-00 Has Set Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the… |
| 9100880 | Service bulletin | Aug 7, 2026 | Cluster Assembly When the technician connects to the vehicle via Witech, they observe Stored and/or Pending DTC in the IPC for KM49, LB, KM7… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 08-186-26 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 08-186-26 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 08-186-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2026 Jeep 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 15 Dec 2025 – 24 Apr 2026 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.