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Jeep Cherokee 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21-018-20 · NHTSA communication 10175137 · issued Mar 7, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the TCM with the latest available software. Customer may experience a undesirable or long 5-4 shift during a vehicle coast-down.

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.