Jeep bulletin 0811223
What it saysRear Tail Lamp Condensation Clearing Procedure Some customers may report that on occasion, vehicle exterior tail lamp assemblies are fogged with a light layer of condensation on the inside of the lenses. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 29, 2023, received May 30, 2023, about the exterior lighting. It names 16 model years (2017–2023). 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 communicationRear Tail Lamp Condensation Clearing Procedure Some customers may report that on occasion, vehicle exterior tail lamp assemblies are fogged with a light layer of condensation on the inside of the lenses. This may be reported after the lamps have been turned on and brought up to operating temperature, turned off, and then rapidly cooled by cold water (such as rain, or the water from a vehicle wash). This bulletin is to communicate the procedure for rear tail lamp condensation clearing.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0811223 | Service bulletin | Apr 29, 2023 | 10236957 | 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.
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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 16 model years this bulletin names have filed 5,664 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 161 of them name Exterior Lighting — 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.
At night, the light sensors cause the GPS map screen to flash from dark mode to bright white screen when passing under street lights. Car is available for inspection. This is a safety factor in that the bright white lights flashing in the driver's eyes in the dark is very dangerous and distracting.
2023 Jeep Compass · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Oct 3, 2024
Instrument panel lights will not dim on automatic lights setting or when display lights have been on for longer then 8 seconds. The dash lights and stereo lights are too bright to drive at night. Have to stop car, turn off car along with turning off all light switches.
2018 Jeep Compass · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Dec 4, 2017
Speedometer light and the center dash (GPS, radio, uconnect) screen illumination can not be dimmed at night using the rotary knob (wheel) located on the left side of the dash.
2018 Jeep Compass · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Dec 4, 2017
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 exterior lighting
Source: same model, same component group10 other manufacturer communications filed against these Jeep models under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2300424 | Service bulletin | Jan 17, 2024 | Headlamp Condensation Clearing Procedure Some customers may report that on occasion, vehicle exterior head lamp assemblies are fogged with… |
| 0801224 | Service bulletin | Jan 9, 2024 | Flash: Battery Pack Control Module (BPCM) Diagnostic and System Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumi… |
| 0801124 | Service bulletin | Jan 9, 2024 | Flash: Battery Pack Control Module (BPCM) Diagnostic and System Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumi… |
| 0801024 | Service bulletin | Jan 9, 2024 | Flash: Battery Pack Control Module (BPCM) Diagnostic and System Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumi… |
| 2103023 | Service bulletin | Nov 29, 2023 | Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further inv… |
| 0824123 | Service bulletin | Nov 17, 2023 | Brake Warning Lamp On In Cold Temperatures Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investiga… |
| 1805823 | Service bulletin | Nov 9, 2023 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further inves… |
| S2323000063 | Service bulletin | Aug 4, 2023 | Outer Tail Lamp Front Edge Has A Gap To The Quarter Panel Or Tail Lamp Appears Loose. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 0811223 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 0811223 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 0811223 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 16 model years: 2022 Jeep Cherokee, 2019 Jeep Cherokee, 2023 Jeep Compass, 2022 Jeep Compass, 2021 Jeep Compass, 2020 Jeep Compass and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.