Jeep bulletin 09-004-26
What it saysNot applicable to vehicles built for US market. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 11, 2026, received Mar 18, 2026, about the fuel/propulsion system. It names 5 model years (2022–2026). 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 communicationNot applicable to vehicles built for US market. Water In Fuel - Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P0169 Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● P0169 - Incorrect Fuel Composition. Customers can also experience one or more of the following: ● Rough running engine (jerking). ● Unstable engine idle. ● Performance loss. ● Abnormal or excess engine noise. . No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without written permission of FCA US LLC.
Trouble codes it names: P0169
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-004-26 | Service bulletin | Mar 11, 2026 | 11030123 |
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 351 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 of them name Fuel/Propulsion 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 fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group13 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Compass under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-009-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 17, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Difficulty Fueling Fuel Tank Customers may experience the following: SYMPTOM: ● Difficulty f… |
| 14-008-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 8, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. High Pressure Fuel Pump Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumin… |
| 14-002-26 REV. A | Service bulletin | Jul 8, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. High Pressure Fuel Pump Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumin… |
| 14-005-26 | Service bulletin | May 29, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Difficulty Fueling Fuel Tank Customers may experience the following: ● Difficulty fueling th… |
| 09-005-26 | Service bulletin | Mar 12, 2026 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Methanol In Fuel - Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P0171 Customers may experience a Malfunctio… |
| 14-009-25 REV. A | Service bulletin | Dec 20, 2025 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Fuel Injector Leak Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination… |
| S2508000040 REV. A | Service bulletin | Nov 4, 2025 | Low Fuel Light On or Reads Empty After Filling Tank |
| 09-016-25 | Service bulletin | Jul 1, 2025 | Fuel Injector Leakage NOTE: Does not apply to vehicles built for US Market. Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 09-004-26 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 09-004-26 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.
Which vehicles does 09-004-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 5 model years: 2026 Jeep Compass, 2025 Jeep Compass, 2024 Jeep Compass, 2023 Jeep Compass, 2022 Jeep Compass. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.