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Jeep Compass 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18-045-20 · NHTSA communication 10176576 · issued May 16, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: Reduced battery life. Intermittent Engine Stop/Start (ESS) operation.

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.