Jeep bulletin 18-026-25
What it saysFlash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle mustexhibit/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 Jul 19, 2025, received May 30, 2025, about the power train — 2 documents under this number: 18-026-25 REV. A and 1 more. It names 1 model year (2024). 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 mustexhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P04B5 - Fuel Fill Door Stuck Open. ● P1D83 - Implausible Engine Oil Temperature Signal Received.** ● P2450 - Fuel Tank Isolation Valve Stuck Open. ● P0032 - O2 Sensor 1/1 Heater Circuit High. ● P2097 - Downstream Fuel Trim System 1 Rich. ● P0171 - Fuel System 1/1 Lean. ● P0300 - Multiple Cylinder Misfire. ● P06E4 - Control Module Wake-Up Circuit Performance. ● B12B4 - Charge Status Indicator Module Internal. ● P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. ● P0810 - Clutch Position Control Error. ● P2885 - Engine Disconnect Clutch Engagement Fault. Customers may also experience one or more of the following: ● **Decreased Fuel Efficiency. ● Reduced engine performance or rough idling.** ● "Service Hybrid System" message displays on the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). ● Wrench icon displays on the IPC. ● Vehicle misfires. ● Low speed engine stall at idle. ● Difficulty shifting out of 4LO. ● Idle creep while in 4LO with transmission in neutral. This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control (PCM) and the Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) also known as Power Inverter Module (PIM) and possibly the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software.
Trouble codes it names: P04B5 P1D83 P2450
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-026-25 REV. A | Service bulletin | Jul 19, 2025 | 11021048 | |
| 18-026-25 | Service bulletin | May 24, 2025 | 11018699 | PDF, 141 KB |
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 973 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 201 of them name Power Train — 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.
The contact owns a 2024 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the manual transmission failed to operate as designed, and the vehicle intermittently hesitated while shifting gear. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated.
2024 Jeep Wrangler · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Jan 2, 2025 · ODI 11633619
In depth: 2024 Jeep Wrangler transmission and drivetrain problems →
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 group67 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Wrangler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21-066-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 23, 2026 | 6-Speed Manual Shifter Cable Misaligned Customers may experience the following: SYMPTOM: ● Rough shifting between gears. Particularly diffic… |
| S2621000004 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | The Customer May Complain About a Popping Noise, Grinding Noise, or an Intermittent No Reverse or Forward Transmission Engagement. The Tec… |
| 114741 | Service bulletin | Sep 24, 2026 | TRANSMISSION KIT - WITH TORQUE CONVERTER |
| 9100904 | Service bulletin | Sep 10, 2026 | Shifter If shifter is having trouble shifting between 1st and 2nd gear, then adjust cables as described in service library. |
| 03-003-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 16, 2026 | Rear Driveshaft Out Of Balance Customers may comment on one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● Vehicle exhibits a vibration that increases… |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| S2603000001 | Service bulletin | Feb 25, 2026 | A suspected leak may be noticed on the front or rear axle pinion seal. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 18-026-25 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 18-026-25 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. Every Stellantis warranty extension on file lists the ones Stellantis has filed.
Which vehicles does 18-026-25 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Jeep Wrangler. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.