Stellantis bulletin S228A000017 REV. A
What it saysBattery Drain Suspected or "Identified" From USB or Media Hub NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Stellantis filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 17, 2024, received Oct 31, 2022, about the electrical system — 4 documents under this number: S228A000017 (3 filings) and 1 more. It names 123 model years across Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler and Alfa Romeo (2019–2025). 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.
One page for every brand it was filed under. Each brand’s bulletins: Jeep · Ram · Dodge · Chrysler · Alfa Romeo.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationBattery Drain Suspected or "Identified" From USB or Media Hub
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S228A000017 REV. A | Service bulletin | Sep 17, 2024 | 11007954 | PDF, 81 KB |
| S228A000017 | Service bulletin | Aug 6, 2022 | 10229479 | not found |
| S228A000017 | Service bulletin | Aug 6, 2022 | 10225342 | not found |
| S228A000017 | Service bulletin | Aug 6, 2022 | 10225205 | 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 themJeep 44 model years
and 4 more on this site: 2022 Jeep Wrangler, 2021 Jeep Wrangler, 2020 Jeep Wrangler, 2019 Jeep Wrangler.
Ram 38 model years
and 18 more on this site: 2023 Ram 2500, 2022 Ram 2500, 2021 Ram 2500, 2020 Ram 2500, 2019 Ram 2500, 2024 Ram 3500, 2023 Ram 3500, 2022 Ram 3500, 2021 Ram 3500, 2020 Ram 3500, 2019 Ram 3500, 2025 Ram ProMaster, 2024 Ram ProMaster, 2023 Ram ProMaster, 2022 Ram ProMaster, 2021 Ram ProMaster, 2020 Ram ProMaster, 2019 Ram ProMaster.
Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2019 Ram 4500; 2020 Ram 4500; 2021 Ram 4500; 2022 Ram 4500; 2023 Ram 4500; 2024 Ram 4500; 2019 Ram 5500; 2020 Ram 5500; 2021 Ram 5500; 2022 Ram 5500; 2023 Ram 5500; 2024 Ram 5500.
Dodge 17 model years
and 9 more on this site: 2020 Dodge Charger, 2019 Dodge Charger, 2025 Dodge Durango, 2024 Dodge Durango, 2023 Dodge Durango, 2022 Dodge Durango, 2021 Dodge Durango, 2020 Dodge Durango, 2019 Dodge Durango.
Chrysler 12 model years
and 4 more on this site: 2019 Chrysler Pacifica, 2022 Chrysler Voyager, 2021 Chrysler Voyager, 2020 Chrysler Voyager.
Alfa Romeo 12 model years
and 4 more on this site: 2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio, 2021 Alfa Romeo Stelvio, 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio, 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio.
A 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 111 model years this bulletin names have filed 20,236 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 6,412 of them name Electrical System — 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 2019 Jeep Cherokee, the 156 owners who gave an odometer reading for Electrical System reported it at a median of 15,600 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
While traveling on the highway at approx. 70mph at night the vehicle shutdown completely resulting in the loss of throttle, power steering and lights. This is an safety issue that can cause death or serious bodily harm to the driver and other drivers along a motorway as the vehicle is no longer able to be seen in low light situations and…
2020 Dodge Charger · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 22, 2022 · ODI 11453434
While Auto start stop is active, and when the vehicle comes to a stop the engine stops but then doesn't restart like it's supposed to, the cluster says vehicle needs to be restarted, then after putting shifter into park I can restart the vehicle normally, but this has happened 3 times now at busy intersections causing my vehicle to block…
2021 Jeep Compass · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 10, 2024 · ODI 11571145
1. Headlight low/high beam keeps going out and comes back on. It seems like the wiring harness overheating, bulb is fine but continues to go out and on. 2. Transmission, does a very aggressive down shift at gear 6 it makes the car jump and if it happens too much, my car won't accelerate..I got it repaired once and it took dealer almost…
2021 Dodge Charger · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA May 14, 2025 · ODI 11660824
In depth: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica electrical problems → · 2021 Chrysler Pacifica electrical problems → · 2020 Chrysler Pacifica electrical problems → · 2019 Chrysler Pacifica electrical 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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group1,460 other manufacturer communications filed against these Stellantis models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Jeep list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-405-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or unlock… |
| 08-404-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Radio Frequency Hub Module (RFHM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or… |
| 08-403-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or unlock… |
| 08-402-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Radio Frequency Hub Module (RFHM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or… |
| 08-401-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Radio Frequency Hub Module (RFHM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or… |
| 08-400-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPT… |
| 08-399-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Radio Frequency Hub Module (RFHM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Driver and passenger doors do not lock or… |
| 08-398-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPT… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler and Alfa Romeo, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Stellantis S228A000017 REV. A 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 S228A000017 REV. A 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 S228A000017 REV. A cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 123 model years across 5 brands (Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler and Alfa Romeo): 2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2023 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2022 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.