Jeep bulletin S248A000016
What it saysCustomer complaints regarding rear view camera inoperative or flickering blue radio screen display while transmission is in reverse or blank screens when selecting the rear camera view following a recent service repair… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Jeep filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 14, 2024, received Dec 17, 2024, about the back over prevention. It names 4 model years (2021–2024). 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 communicationCustomer complaints regarding rear view camera inoperative or flickering blue radio screen display while transmission is in reverse or blank screens when selecting the rear camera view following a recent service repair involving the removal and installation of the rear spare tire carrier
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S248A000016 | Service bulletin | Dec 14, 2024 | 11011894 | 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 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 2,662 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
The reverse collision detection sensor are randomly activating when jeep is in reverse. It is available for inspection. The safety of other is put at risk at the technology is unreliable and immediately goes off when the jeep is shifted into reverse. The problem has been reproduced by an independent service center.
2022 Jeep Wrangler · Back Over Prevention · filed with NHTSA Sep 17, 2022
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 back over prevention
Source: same model, same component group3 other manufacturer communications filed against the Jeep Wrangler under the same component group (back over prevention), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0300224 | Service bulletin | Jan 23, 2024 | Front and Rear Axle Sensor Kit **Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the… |
| S238A000049 | Service bulletin | Oct 21, 2023 | SXM Lockup (rearview camera function is not affected), Cannot Change Channel or Adjust Volume |
| 9100133 | Service bulletin | May 2, 2023 | ROCKER ARM ASSY - ROLLER ROCKER Case 1.- Before replacing the intake or exhaust rocker arms due to an abnormal ticking noise, please check… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Jeep S248A000016 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 S248A000016 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 S248A000016 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2024 Jeep Wrangler, 2023 Jeep Wrangler, 2022 Jeep Wrangler, 2021 Jeep Wrangler. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.