Jeep bulletin 18-045-26
What it saysFlash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 16, 2026, received Apr 22, 2026, about the engine. 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 communicationFlash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P0300 - Multiple Cylinder Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0301 - Cylinder 1 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0302 - Cylinder 2 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0303 - Cylinder 3 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0304 - Cylinder 4 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0305-00 - Cylinder 5 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0306-00 - Cylinder 6 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating).** ● P08A6 - Gear Lever Position Sensor System - Multiple Sensor Correlation. ● P152F - Engine Hood Switch 2 / Engine Hood Switch 1 Correlation. ● P1129 - Closed Loop Fueling Not Achieved - Bank 2 Upstream. ● P0152-02 - O2 Sensor 2/1 Circuit High. ● P0158-02 - O2 Sensor 2/2 Circuit High. ● P2504 - Charging System Output High. ● P0563 - Battery/System Voltage High. Customers may also comment on one or more of the following: ● **The vehicle has a rough idle. ● The engine has a miss. ● Noisy valvetrain. ● "Service Transmission" message in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) due to clutch slip detection with the transfer case in neutral. NOTE: Some customers may experience wheel spin or traction loss. In these situations, the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) may interpret the event as excessive clutch slip. To prevent potential clutch damage, a message may be displayed in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC).** ● Clutch is overheating. ● Clutch is slipping on engagement. M18 FSAR-TSB-7161 -2- ● Inability to accelerate uphill. ● Vehicle does not start. ● Vehicle is stuck in limp-home mode
Trouble codes it names: P0300 P0301 P0302 P0303 P0304 P08A6 P152F
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-045-26 | Service bulletin | Apr 16, 2026 | 11031450 | not found |
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 56 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 15 of them name Power Train, 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.
The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Gladiator. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under an unknown recall by the previous owner; however, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact examined the vehicle and became aware of some loosened fasteners.
2023 Jeep Gladiator · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Apr 30, 2024
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 group36 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Gladiator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113835 | Service bulletin | Aug 5, 2026 | COVER - CYLINDER HEAD |
| 113271 | Service bulletin | Jul 7, 2026 | CORE – HEATER |
| 113270 | Service bulletin | Jul 7, 2026 | CORE – HEATER |
| 112842 | Service bulletin | Jun 18, 2026 | BOLT - HEX FLANGE HEAD |
| S2609000009 | Service bulletin | Jun 15, 2026 | Check Engine Light (CEL) Illuminated with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P0106 Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor Performance Setting In The P… |
| 111406 | Service bulletin | Apr 8, 2026 | COVER - CYLINDER HEAD |
| 111405 | Service bulletin | Apr 8, 2026 | COVER - CYLINDER HEAD |
| 18-044-26 | Service bulletin | Mar 21, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle mus… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 18-045-26 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 18-045-26 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 18-045-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2023 Jeep Gladiator. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.