Jeep bulletin 18-025-25
What it says"Flash: 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 May 18, 2025, received May 20, 2025, 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 and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● 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: ● **Engine No Start.** ● The rear shafts can be damaged from pressing the accelerator while in gear with the Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) applied. ● Oxygen sensors can give wrong values entering EV mode. False fault detection is possible. ● The Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) is unable to calculate the instantaneous fuel economy when under heavy acceleration. ● Variable Speed Fuel Pump doesn’t operate after refuel **This bulletin involves inspecting and possibly updating the PCM with the latest available software.**"
Trouble codes it names: P0087 P0171 P0629
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-025-25 | Service bulletin | May 18, 2025 | 11018489 | PDF, 139 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19-06-JP | Inspect and Reprogram Powertrain Control (PCM) | 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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 578 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
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 group70 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.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-289-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 30, 2026 | Transmission Control Module (TCM) Diagnostic Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must S… |
| 21-053-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 3, 2026 | Service Transmission Message Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit… |
| 21-041-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 18, 2026 | Transmission Auxiliary Oil Pump Failure Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPT… |
| 21-049-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 4, 2026 | Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates Customers may experience one or more of the following: ● Intermittently during low‑speed pa… |
| 18-058-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 4, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle mus… |
| 18-051-26 | Service bulletin | Apr 18, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates **Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle m… |
| S2621000003 | Service bulletin | Mar 9, 2026 | The vehicle will exhibit a service transmission/check engine warning indicator for the following transmission models: 845RE, 8HP45, 850RE, 8… |
| S1721000016 | Service bulletin | Dec 19, 2025 | Service 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 579.5Is Jeep 18-025-25 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 18-025-25 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 18-025-25 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.