Jeep bulletin 18-050-26
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 18, 2026, received Apr 22, 2026, about the engine. 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 SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0300 - Multiple Cylinder Misfire - In Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating. ● P0301 - Cylinder 1 Misfire - In Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating. ● P0302 - Cylinder 2 Misfire - In Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating. ● P0303 - Cylinder 3 Misfire - In Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating. ● P0304 - Cylinder 4 Misfire - In Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating. ● P0305 - Cylinder 5 Misfire - In Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating. ● P0306 - Cylinder 6 Misfire - In Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating. Customers may also comment on one or more of the following: ● Check engine illuminates when fueling the vehicle while the engine is running. ● Vehicle has a noticeable misfire. ● Vehicle idles rough. ● Engine noise. NOTE: Noise is heard coming from the valvetrain. In addition, the following software enhancement is available: ● Update to prevent customers from driving their vehicles while the Electric Park Brake (EPB) is engaged. Engine torque will be limited to prevent the Rear Drive Unit from being damaged. NOTE: Previously, the EPB would remain engaged without any torque limit which could lead to the Rear Drive Unit being damaged/broken. This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
Trouble codes it names: P0300 P0301 P0302 P0303 P0304 P0305 P0306
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-050-26 | Service bulletin | Apr 18, 2026 | 11031455 | 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 487 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 132 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.
On the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 15 owners who gave an odometer reading for Power Train reported it at a median of 34,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L. I was idling at a light, which means the engine had auto-shut off. The light turned green and I stepped on the accelerator. Car kicked back on like normal and I got back up to speed ~45 mph.
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee · Engine · filed with NHTSA Jun 23, 2025
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 group86 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Grand Cherokee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-023-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | Umbrella Valve Seal Missing From Cylinder Head Cover Vehicle may exhibit a MIL-ON. SYMPTOM: Upon inspection the technician may find that one… |
| S2609000011 | Service bulletin | Sep 11, 2026 | MIL-On and/or Engine Oil Leak |
| 9100363 Rev 3 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | Turbocharger Kit Please note many parts of the Turbo Assembly can be serviced separately and complete turbo replacement may not be necessary… |
| ID-26-38 REV.A | Warranty extension | Aug 25, 2026 | ID-26-38 Rev. A Dealer Incentive for the Completion of Customer Satisfaction Notification 66D |
| D-26-18 REV.A | Warranty extension | Aug 25, 2026 | D-26-18 Rev. A Dealer Incentive for the Completion of Customer Satisfaction Notification 66D |
| 114238 | Warranty extension | Aug 24, 2026 | Dealer Incentive for the Completion of Customer Satisfaction Notice (CSN) 66D |
| 114236 | Warranty extension | Aug 24, 2026 | Dealer Incentive for the Completion of Customer Satisfaction Notice (CSN) 66D |
| S2618000003 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | MIL-On, Engine Runs Rough |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep 18-050-26 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 18-050-26 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 18-050-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.