P08A6 on Jeep vehicles
P08A6 is named on 12 Jeep model years (2018–2024): 39 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Gladiator, Wrangler, Gladiator Pickup.
Which Jeep model years name P08A6
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Jeep Gladiator | Power Train | 5 | — |
| 2021 Jeep Wrangler | Tires | 5 | — |
| 2020 Jeep Gladiator Pickup | Tires | 4 | — |
| 2024 Jeep Gladiator | Power Train | 3 | — |
| 2023 Jeep Gladiator | Power Train | 3 | — |
| 2022 Jeep Gladiator | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2022 Jeep Wrangler | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2020 Jeep Wrangler | Tires | 3 | — |
| 2019 Jeep Wrangler | Tires | 3 | — |
| 2018 Jeep Wrangler | Tires | 3 | — |
| 2024 Jeep Wrangler | Not specified | 2 | — |
| 2023 Jeep Wrangler | Electrical System | 2 | — |
A 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 P08A6
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Jeep filed with NHTSA whose summary names P08A6. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- S1821000005 Rev. Service bulletin2021-03-11 · Power Train
- Required Updates When Changing Tire Sizes, Installing Mopar Lift Kits With Larger Tires, Manual Transmission Vehicles Setting DTC P08A6
- S1821000005RevA Service bulletin2021-03-11 · Equipment
- Required Updates When Changing Tire Sizes, Installing Mopar Lift Kits With Larger Tires, Manual Transmission Vehicles Setting DTC P08A6
- S2521000001 Service bulletin2025-02-08 · Power Train
- Clutch Overheat, And/Or Service Transmission Illuminated. Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P08A6 – Gear Lever Position Sensor System – Multiple Sensor Correlation, Set Only In 4Low.
- S1821000005 Service bulletin2020-05-28 · Tires
- Required Updates When Changing Tire Sizes, Installing Mopar Lift Kits With Larger Tires, Manual Transmission Vehicles Setting DTC P08A6
- 18-049-25 Service bulletin2025-07-09 · Unknown Or Other
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P08A6 - Gear Lever Position Sensor System - Multiple Sensor Correlation.** ● P1129 - Closed Loop Fueling Not Achieved - Bank 2 Upstream. ● P0158 - O2 Sensor 2/2 circuit high. ● P01
- 18-049-25 REV. A Service bulletin2025-07-18 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates ustomers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P08A6 - Gear Lever Position Sensor System - Multiple Sensor Correlation. ● P1129 - Closed Loop Fueling Not Achieved - Bank 2 Upstream. ● P0158 - O2 Sensor 2/2 Circuit High. ● P0152
- 18-087-25 Service bulletin2025-10-01 · Power Train
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P08A6 - Gear Lever Position Sensor System - Multiple Sensor Correlation. ● P152F - Engine Hood Switch 2 / Engine Hood Switch 1 Correlation. Customers may also comment on one or more
- 18-045-26 Service bulletin2026-04-16 · Engine
- Flash: 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 (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0301 - Cylinder 1 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold s
- 18-007-26 Service bulletin2026-01-29 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P08A6 – Gear Lever Position Sensor System – Multiple Sensor Correlation (Manual Transmission Only). ● P152F – Engine Hood Switch 2 / Engine Hood Switch 1 Correlation. Customers may a
- 18-007-26 REV. A Service bulletin2026-02-17 · Electrical System
- Flash: 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): ● P08A6 – Gear Lever Position Sensor System – Multiple Sensor Correlation (Manual Transmission Only). ● P152F – Engine Hood Switch 2 / Engine Hood Switch 1 Correlation. Custom
- 18-008-26 Service bulletin2026-01-29 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P08A6 – Gear Lever Position Sensor System – Multiple Sensor Correlation. (Manual Transmission Only) ● P152F – Engine Hood Switch 2 / Engine Hood Switch 1 Correlation. Customers may a
- 18-008-26 REV. A Service bulletin2026-02-17 · Power Train
- Flash: 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): ● P08A6 – Gear Lever Position Sensor System – Multiple Sensor Correlation. (Manual Transmission Only) ● P152F – Engine Hood Switch 2 / Engine Hood Switch 1 Correlation. Custom
What P08A6 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP08A6 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
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 P08A6 a known problem on Jeep vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 39 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P08A6 on 12 Jeep model years (2018–2024). 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 P08A6 appear on most?
2021 Gladiator (5 documents), 2021 Wrangler (5 documents), 2020 Gladiator Pickup (4 documents).
Does P08A6 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.