Jeep Renegade 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 08-021-16 REV. A · NHTSA communication 10130076 · issued Aug 24, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Interior Lighting
component
2015–2016
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Flash: BCM Diagnostic And System Improvements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Body Control Module (BCM) with the latest available software. The customer may describe one or more of the following: · **Rear interior overhead lamps remain illuminated after exiting vehicle and locking from the driver's or passenger's door lock buttons. This is causing the vehicle battery to go dead.** · The door locks are inoperative when locking/unlocking remotely. · False activation of the vehicle security alarm. · False exterior light failure messages being displayed in the instrument cluster.
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.