Jeep Compass 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9003738 · NHTSA communication 10138858 · issued Jun 21, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Air Bag Module, Driver If you are considering replacing the Driver Airbag Module for a complaint of module off center which may give the illusion the Steering wheel is off center or complaint of a larger gap between Driver Airbag & Steering wheel on one side vs the other. Dealer to check if the gap meets the required specification. If the measured gap does not meet the specification, then Airbag can be removed and installed again, properly centering in the steering wheel.
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.