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Jeep bulletin 18-001-24 REV. C

What it says"Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 7, 2024, received Sep 10, 2024, about the power train. It names 1 model year (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 communication

"Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician must find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: ● **P0629 - Fuel Pump Control Circuit High. ● P0171 - Fuel system Lean. ● P0087 - Fuel Rail Pressure Too Low - Bank 1.** ● P16F0-00 - SPI Comm Hardware Fault. Customers may also experience one or more of the following: ● **The rear half shafts are damaged due to pressing the accelerator in drive with the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) applied. ● The Oxygen Sensor (02) can give wrong values when entering EV mode, triggering a false MIL. ● The Instrument Cluster Panel (ICP) unable to calculate the instantaneous fuel economy under heavy acceleration. ● Variable Speed Fuel Pump inoperative after refueling (no start).** ● Intelligent sign recognition is not working properly causing degradation in active speed limiting functionality (IAP Only). ● Shifts rough occasionally when coming down to a stop. ● Shifts rough occasionally when accelerating. ● Shifts rough when transitioning from EV to Hybrid operation on low SoC. ● Shifts rough when engines starts. ● On part throttle accelerations with little to no battery available the transition from battery power to engine on is harsh and abrupt. ● The engine oil life on dashboard drops down too fast when the engine oil dilution reaches high level without the ability to recover. This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM, Transmission Control Module (TCM) and the Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) also known as Power Inverter Module (PIM), with the latest available software."

Trouble codes it names: P0087 P0171 P0629

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Sep 7, 2024 Received by NHTSA Sep 10, 2024 Components Power Train, Fuel/Propulsion System

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
18-001-24 REV. CService bulletinSep 7, 202411007658PDF, 142 KB

What the document itself lists

Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows

OperationDescriptionTime
18-19-87-51Five Minute Power down After Disabling HV Battery Contactors0.2 hrs

Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 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 them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 578 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 64 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 power train

Source: same model, same component group

70 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Grand Cherokee under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
08-289-26Service bulletinJul 30, 2026Transmission Control Module (TCM) Diagnostic Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must S…
21-053-26Service bulletinJul 3, 2026Service Transmission Message Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit…
21-041-26Service bulletinJun 18, 2026Transmission Auxiliary Oil Pump Failure Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPT…
21-049-26Service bulletinJun 4, 2026Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates Customers may experience one or more of the following: ● Intermittently during low‑speed pa…
18-058-26Service bulletinJun 4, 2026Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle mus…
18-051-26Service bulletinApr 18, 2026Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates **Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle m…
S2621000003Service bulletinMar 9, 2026The vehicle will exhibit a service transmission/check engine warning indicator for the following transmission models: 845RE, 8HP45, 850RE, 8…
S1721000016Service bulletinDec 19, 2025Service 4wd Light On, AWD System Service Required Message Illuminated. Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) C14A7-97 PTU Motor Component Or System…

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Jeep 18-001-24 REV. C 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 18-001-24 REV. C 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 18-001-24 REV. C cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.