Jeep bulletin 08-217-25 REV. A
What it saysDoes not apply to vehicles built for US Market. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 18, 2025, received Jul 23, 2025, about the electrical system — 2 documents under this number: 08-217-25 and 1 more. It names 5 model years (2020–2024). 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.
NOTE: Does not apply to vehicles built for US Market. Alternator Pulley Cap Failure Customer may comment on one or more of the following: ● Vehicle will not start due to a depleted battery. ● Noise heard from the engine compartment. ● Multiple indicators and messages will display on the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) with no Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● Battery Symbol. ● Service Transmission. ● Check DEF System. ● ABS Service Required. ● Service Park Brake. ● Stop/Start Unavailable "Service Battery". This bulletin involves inspecting the alternator pulley cap and, if found to be missing, replacing the alternator pulley or the alternator assembly.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-217-25 REV. A | Service bulletin | Oct 18, 2025 | 11024589 | |
| 08-217-25 | Service bulletin | Jul 15, 2025 | 11020828 |
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 5 model years this bulletin names have filed 555 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 399 of them name Electrical System, Engine — 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
My 23 Jeep Compass engine light came on and it started running rough. Dealer says part of the exhaust valve came off and damaged the piston. Now it needs a new motor. I just purchased it in April 2023. It is now 12/12/23 and I took it to the dealer 11/11/23. This potentially could have happened while I was driving.
2023 Jeep Compass · Engine · filed with NHTSA Dec 12, 2023 · ODI 11559730
In depth: 2022 Jeep Compass electrical problems → · 2020 Jeep Compass electrical problems → · 2020 Jeep Compass engine 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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group151 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Compass 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-391-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 22, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● T… |
| 9100652 | Service bulletin | Oct 14, 2026 | FUSE BLOCK - PWR DISTRIBUTION 1) False fails on PCR, DBSM and PDCs Stuck Closed or open diagnostics, DTC P2AF5 or P2AF6, leading to NTF and… |
| 08-287-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 23, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. R1H Radio Update to U41.17 - Dealer Option Customers may experience one or more of the follo… |
| OTHERDOC_180 | Other | Sep 8, 2026 | Radio Over The Air Update to U43.17 R1H Software Version (FOTA) Customers may experience one or more of the following:- Navigation Stabilit… |
| 9100900 | Service bulletin | Sep 8, 2026 | Passive Entry O/S Dr Handle Prior to replacing an inoperative passive entry door handle, perform Star Online S2623000040. |
| 08-314-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | Headlamp And Dash Wiring Not Secure Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may SYMPTOM: ex… |
| 08-324-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 25, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Flash: Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp… |
| 08-323-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 25, 2026 | Service 4WD Light Illuminated Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibi… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 08-217-25 REV. A 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 08-217-25 REV. A 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 08-217-25 REV. A cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 5 model years: 2024 Jeep Compass, 2023 Jeep Compass, 2022 Jeep Compass, 2021 Jeep Compass, 2020 Jeep Compass. 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 12 Jan 2022 – 25 Apr 2024; built 1 May 2019 – 25 Apr 2024 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.