Jeep Compass 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18-044-20 · NHTSA communication 10176581 · issued May 16, 2020

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Fuel System, Gasoline

component

2017–2018

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. Customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: Intermittent Engine Stop/Start (ESS) operation (Sales Code ECL only). Reduced battery life (Sales Code ECL only). Hard or no start condition (under certain conditions after the fuel tank has been filled with a different fuel type). False low oil pressure lamp illuminated in the cluster. A hard or no start condition when using only E22 fuel. Oil change message was displayed at

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.