Jeep bulletin 09-015-25
What it says"Spark Knock/Engine Symptoms Customers may experience the following: Knocking or pinging noise coming from the engine upon acceleration. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jun 13, 2025, received Jun 18, 2025, about the engine. It names 13 model years (2018–2022). 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"Spark Knock/Engine Symptoms Customers may experience the following: ● Knocking or pinging noise coming from the engine upon acceleration. This bulletin involves cleaning the piston heads and cylinder head combustion chambers to resolve a spark knock condition being caused by oil intrusion through the PCV system."
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-015-25 | Service bulletin | Jun 13, 2025 | 11019618 | PDF, 140 KB |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68609110AB | PCV Valve | — | eBay Motors → |
| 06509564AA | Cylinder Head Bolts | — | eBay Motors → |
| 68284905AA | Cylinder Head Gaskets-Left | — | eBay Motors → |
| 68284904AA | Cylinder Head Gaskets-Right | — | eBay Motors → |
| 68153921AA | Antifreeze, Coolant | — | eBay Motors → |
| 68218950AB | Oil-0W | 20 | eBay Motors → |
| 68191349AC | Oil Filter | — | eBay Motors → |
| 04893804AB | Valve Cover Gasket-Right | — | eBay Motors → |
| 04893805AB | Valve Cover Gasket-Left | — | eBay Motors → |
| 68082860AB | — | — | |
| 68217514AB | Upper Intake Gaskets | — | eBay Motors → |
| 68232614AA | Lower Intake Gaskets | — | eBay Motors → |
| 04861965AA | EGR Cooler Gaskets | — | eBay Motors → |
| 68093232AA | Converter Gaskets | — | eBay Motors → |
| 68078604AA | Timing Cover Gasket | — | eBay Motors → |
| 68079589AA | Front Crankshaft Seal | — | eBay Motors → |
| 04893806AB | Camshaft Phaser | — | eBay Motors → |
| 05184772AB | Camshaft Sensor Gasket | — | eBay Motors → |
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 09-35-30-67 | ESS Equipped | 0.5 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (3 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 13 model years this bulletin names have filed 7,848 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1,047 of them name 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 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 51 owners who gave an odometer reading for Engine reported it at a median of 20,526 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
While driving on the road the engine shuts completely off right in the middle of traffic which is extremely dangerous!!!...message displays on the screen where the speedometer is "shift to p to start". It has happened 3x yesterday and about a week ago once. Took to Jeep dealer yesterday and they are still investigating the issue
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee · Engine · filed with NHTSA Jul 13, 2018
The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4XE. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended, hesitated and jerked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated.
2021 Jeep Wrangler · Engine · filed with NHTSA Nov 24, 2025
As I was exiting the highway I noticed that flames were coming out of the Jeep. I merged two lanes over to try to turn on a side street and lost control of the steering. I put the Jeep in park, turned it off, and exited the vehicle. We ran up a near by hill, turned around and the entire Jeep was engulfed with flames.
2018 Jeep Wrangler · Engine · filed with NHTSA Apr 8, 2018
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 engine
Source: same model, same component group104 other manufacturer communications filed against these Jeep models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-023-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | Umbrella Valve Seal Missing From Cylinder Head Cover Vehicle may exhibit a MIL-ON. SYMPTOM: Upon inspection the technician may find that one… |
| S2609000011 | Service bulletin | Sep 11, 2026 | MIL-On and/or Engine Oil Leak |
| 9100363 Rev 3 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | Turbocharger Kit Please note many parts of the Turbo Assembly can be serviced separately and complete turbo replacement may not be necessary… |
| ID-26-38 REV.A | Warranty extension | Aug 25, 2026 | ID-26-38 Rev. A Dealer Incentive for the Completion of Customer Satisfaction Notification 66D |
| D-26-18 REV.A | Warranty extension | Aug 25, 2026 | D-26-18 Rev. A Dealer Incentive for the Completion of Customer Satisfaction Notification 66D |
| 114238 | Warranty extension | Aug 24, 2026 | Dealer Incentive for the Completion of Customer Satisfaction Notice (CSN) 66D |
| 114236 | Warranty extension | Aug 24, 2026 | Dealer Incentive for the Completion of Customer Satisfaction Notice (CSN) 66D |
| S2618000003 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | MIL-On, Engine Runs Rough |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 09-015-25 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 09-015-25 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 09-015-25 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 13 model years: 2022 Jeep Gladiator, 2021 Jeep Gladiator, 2020 Jeep Gladiator Pickup, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.