Jeep bulletin 18-006-26 REV. A
What it saysFlash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Feb 17, 2026, received Feb 4, 2026, about the electrical system — 2 documents under this number: 18-006-26 and 1 more. It names 1 model year (2021). 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 communicationFlash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P08A6 – Gear Lever Position Sensor System – Multiple Sensor Correlation (Manual Transmission Only). ● P152F – Engine Hood Switch 2 / Engine Hood Switch 1 Correlation.** ● P0300 - Multiple Cylinder Misfire. ● P152E - Engine Hood Switch 2 Circuit High. ● P0032 - O2 Sensor 1/1 Heater Circuit High. ● P0038 - O2 Sensor 1/2 Heater Circuit High ● P0052 - O2 Sensor 2/1 Heater Circuit High ● P0058 - O2 Sensor 2/2 Heater Circuit High. ● P0132 - O2 Sensor 1/1 Circuit High. ● P0138 - O2 Sensor 1/2 Circuit High. ● P0152 - O2 Sensor 2/1 Circuit High. ● P0158 - O2 Sensor 2/2 Circuit High ● P2100 - Electronic Throttle Control Motor Circuit Customers may also comment on one or more of the following: ● **"Service Transmission” message on in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) due to clutch slip detection (Manual Transmission Only). NOTE: Customers might experience wheel spin or slippage and the PCM could interpreted the wheel spin or slippage as slipping the clutch too much and to avoid clutch damage, the customer may see the message in the IPC. ● Vehicle is in limp home mode.** ● Spark knock/detonation sound from the engine at idle. **Other software enhancements included: ● Engine oil pump in high pressure mode with cold engine oil to improve valvetrain component reliability.** This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
Trouble codes it names: P08A6 P152F
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-006-26 REV. A | Service bulletin | Feb 17, 2026 | 11029674 | |
| 18-006-26 | Service bulletin | Jan 29, 2026 | 11028233 |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19-06-BD | Module, Powertrain Control (PCM) - Reprogram | 0.3 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 pages), read Sep 29, 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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 292 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 100 of them name Engine, Electrical 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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group107 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Gladiator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHERDOC_177 | 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 Stability… |
| 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. |
| 113929 | Warranty extension | Aug 6, 2026 | EMISSION RECALL – NORTH AMERICA Check Engine/Malfunction Indicator Lamp 16C The instrument panel cluster on about 32,587 of the above vehi… |
| 9100872 | Service bulletin | Jul 27, 2026 | Display Exchange part has been superseded. Order the latest Z part number: Z8607669AC --> Z8791155AA (Active Exchange Part) Z8607669AD --> Z… |
| 9100533 Rev 1 | Service bulletin | Jul 10, 2026 | DCSD Before replacing this part for a Blank screen, screen flickering or screen inoperative concern, perform a hard reset to the Display and… |
| S2508000025 REV. A | Service bulletin | Jul 6, 2026 | Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) and Radio Compass Display has Dashes (--) |
| 112863 | Service bulletin | Jun 23, 2026 | MOTOR - BLOWER WITH WHEEL |
| 112862 | Service bulletin | Jun 23, 2026 | MOTOR - BLOWER WITH WHEEL |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 18-006-26 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 18-006-26 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.
Which vehicles does 18-006-26 REV. A cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2021 Jeep Gladiator. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.