Jeep bulletin S2008000180
What it saysRear Wipers Do Not Park Correctly After Rear Wiper Swipe Operation NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 30, 2023, received Dec 21, 2020, about the visibility/wiper — 4 documents under this number. 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 communicationRear Wipers Do Not Park Correctly After Rear Wiper Swipe Operation
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2008000180 | Service bulletin | Aug 30, 2023 | 10243189 | not found |
| S2008000180 | Service bulletin | Nov 19, 2020 | 10224044 | not found |
| S2008000180 | Service bulletin | Nov 19, 2020 | 10184721 | not found |
| S2008000180 | Service bulletin | Nov 19, 2020 | 10184421 | 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.
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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 964 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
I was driving in fog with ambient temperatures of approximately 9 degrees, windshield iced over approximately 2/3rds from the outside in with only the middle of the windshield clear, front defroster only was on maximum, with no air flow to anywhere else, but would not clear the windshield in front of the driver nor the passenger side.
2021 Jeep Wrangler · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Feb 12, 2021 · ODI 11395953
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 visibility/wiper
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Wrangler under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2308000132 | Service bulletin | Oct 26, 2023 | The customer may complain of a check engine light and the Air Conditioning (A/C) may be inoperative. |
| S2323000071 | Service bulletin | Sep 8, 2023 | Front Door Window Will Not Roll Down All The Way. Window Stops Part Way Down. |
| S2208000027 | Service bulletin | Aug 31, 2023 | Cluster Message ?Electric Mode Unavailable Cabin Heating or Cooling? or ?Electric Mode Temporarily Unavailable?, Vehicle Engine Runs All -th… |
| 2308923 | Service bulletin | Aug 8, 2023 | Rear Defroster Inoperative Customer may experience the following: ? Rear window is not defrosting ? The rear window glass left or right sid… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Jeep, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep S2008000180 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 S2008000180 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 S2008000180 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2021 Jeep Wrangler. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.