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Jeep Cherokee 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 05184546A · NHTSA communication 10218246 · issued Jun 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

3.6L Oil Pan Drain Plug and Pan: When an oil pan leak is detected and the oil drain plug is loose please on JK/KL models call one of the following people. If your call in not answered within 15 minutes please proceed with the repair. First: Joe Lovell Cell (734) 309-6467 - [email protected] Second: Scott Kucharek Cell (248) 260-0725 - [email protected] Third: Jermanjit Dhillon Cell (248) 260-0725 - [email protected]

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.