Jeep bulletin 08-188-24
What it says"Flash: Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Module Updates Customers may experience one or more of the following: ""Auto Hold Unavailable Service Required."" warning message displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 21, 2024, received Aug 26, 2024, about the service brakes. It names 1 model year (2021). 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 communication"Flash: Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Module Updates Customers may experience one or more of the following: ● ""Auto Hold Unavailable Service Required."" warning message displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). ● IPC ""Hold"" indicator illuminates on occasion. ● Engine Stop/Start (ESS) inoperative. This bulletin involves reprogramming the ABS with the latest software available. "
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-188-24 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2024 | 11006626 | PDF, 131 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19-10-AM | Module, Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) - Reprogram | 0.4 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (2 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 80 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
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 service brakes
Source: same model, same component group12 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Compass under the same component group (service brakes), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| S268A000017 | Service bulletin | Sep 17, 2026 | Customer Can Not Make Changes to Pedestrian Emergency Braking (PEB) Setting in Radio. |
| 08-232-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 3, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Flash: Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp… |
| 08-229-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 3, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Flash: Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp… |
| 05-004-25 | Service bulletin | Dec 10, 2025 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Brake Booster Noise While Braking Customers may comment on the following: ● Hissing or air l… |
| 08-068-25 | Service bulletin | Mar 24, 2025 | "Plant Mode Activated Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more… |
| 08-257-24 | Service bulletin | Dec 14, 2024 | "Pedestrian Emergency Braking (PEB) Radio Menu Inoperative Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● Forward Collision Warnin… |
| 08-189-24 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2024 | "Flash: Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Module Updates Customers may experience one or more of the following: ● ""Auto Hold Unavailable Service… |
| 08-176-24 | Service bulletin | Aug 3, 2024 | "Plant Mode Activated Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 08-188-24 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 08-188-24 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 08-188-24 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2021 Jeep Compass. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.