Jeep bulletin 08-204-26
What it saysNot applicable to vehicles built for US market. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 6, 2026, received May 13, 2026, about the power train — 2 documents under this number. It names 10 model years (2021–2025). 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 communicationNot applicable to vehicles built for US market. Vehicle Does Not Operate In Electric Mode And/Or Reverse Gear Is Unavailable Customers may experience one or more of the following: ● The vehicle does not operate in electric mode. ● Reverse gear is not available.
Trouble codes it names: P08F2 P08F3 P0A7D P0AF8 P0C78 P2930 all 6 read from the document itself; NHTSA’s summary names none
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-204-26 | Service bulletin | May 6, 2026 | 11032819 | |
| 08-204-26 | Service bulletin | May 6, 2026 | 11032642 | not found |
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 themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2024 Jeep Renegade; 2025 Jeep Renegade.
A 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 8 model years this bulletin names have filed 558 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 267 of them name Electrical System, Power Train — 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 2022 Jeep Compass, the 21 owners who gave an odometer reading for Electrical System reported it at a median of 12,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
While Auto start stop is active, and when the vehicle comes to a stop the engine stops but then doesn't restart like it's supposed to, the cluster says vehicle needs to be restarted, then after putting shifter into park I can restart the vehicle normally, but this has happened 3 times now at busy intersections causing my vehicle to block…
2021 Jeep Compass · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 10, 2024 · ODI 11571145
The electrical system in my 2025 Jeep Compass repeatedly displays multiple warning messages, including issues with the engine, AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking), and “Start/Stop Disabled.” Recently, the airbag warning light has begun turning on and off daily, advising to “get service.” When I bring the vehicle to the dealership, the…
2024 Jeep Compass · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Nov 11, 2025 · ODI 11698715
The contact owned a 2021 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the transmission erroneously shifted into the neutral, causing the vehicle to abruptly decelerate. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer, but no service was performed, and the cause of the failure was not yet determined.
2021 Jeep Renegade · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Jun 20, 2024 · ODI 11595477
In depth: 2022 Jeep Compass electrical problems →
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 power train
Source: same model, same component group36 other manufacturer communications filed against these Jeep models under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21-063-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Fault Code P120F-00 Present In Hybrid The vehicle may illuminate the Malfunction Indicator L… |
| 21-061-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Park Lock Piston Leaking Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Power loss - jer… |
| 21-042-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 19, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. 1.5L Transmission Diagnosis Service Solution Customers may experience one or more of the fol… |
| 21-059-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 4, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Gear Changing Issue The customer must describe the following: SYMPTOM: ● Poor driveability/s… |
| 21-058-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 21, 2026 | Transmission Oil Pump - Service Transmission Message Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination, and the vehi… |
| 21-050-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 6, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Vehicle Will Not Start With Display Of The Message "Electric Traction System Fault" Customer… |
| 21-048-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 3, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. No Switching To Electric Mode The customer must describe the following: ● Vehicle not switch… |
| 21-046-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 3, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Time To Change From Reverse Gear To Drive Gear Excessive Customers may experience the follow… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 08-204-26 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 08-204-26 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 08-204-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 10 model years: 2025 Jeep Compass, 2024 Jeep Compass, 2023 Jeep Compass, 2022 Jeep Compass, 2021 Jeep Compass, 2023 Jeep Renegade and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.