P0740 on Jeep vehicles A fault in the torque converter clutch circuit
P0740 is named on 32 Jeep model years (2016–2022): 32 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Gladiator Pickup, Grand Cherokee and 5 more.
Which Jeep model years name P0740
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Jeep filings that name P0740
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Jeep filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0740. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- 9004009 Service bulletin2021-04-07 · Power Train
- Transmission Kit with Torque Converter 1. All Promaster (VF) 3.6L/62TE equipped vehicles. If the transmission bracket to the transmission case fasteners are removed during servicing, the fasteners (Part Number 06511385A$) are one-time usage. Vehicles built prior to 10/23/2015 requires Service Kit PN 68461214AA; includes Transmission Isolator PN 68264483AA, and Adaptation Bracket 68264479AA and Fa
What P0740 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIA fault in the torque converter clutch circuit.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Jeep and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0740 a known problem on Jeep vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 32 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0740 on 32 Jeep model years (2016–2022). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Jeep models does P0740 appear on most?
2022 Cherokee (1 document), 2021 Cherokee (1 document), 2020 Cherokee (1 document).
Does P0740 on a Jeep mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.