Jeep Compass 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 08-088-17 · NHTSA communication 10121781 · issued Sep 6, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tighten Negative Battery Cable This bulletin involves tightening the negative battery cable to proper torque at the gearbox. Some customers may experience difficulty in starting or a no crank situation.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.