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Service bulletin SB-18-014-09

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10030347
Published by NHTSA2009-09-23
Manufacturer's numberSB-18-014-09
Manufacturer's date2009-11-06
ReplacesSB08-014-09REVA
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

CHRYSLER/JEEP: FLASH: ESP SYSTEM MAY PREMATURELY ACTIVATE MOMENTARILY WHEN NEGOTIATING A CURVE OR MIL ILLUMINATION DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0340, P0344 OR P0116. THIS INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE. *PE UPDATED 5/24/10. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Software, Transmission control module

Trouble codes named

P0116, P0340, P0344

Vehicles listed
DODGE DURANGO2004, 2005, 2006
JEEP COMMANDER2006, 2007
JEEP COMMANDER 4X22006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE2005, 2006
JEEP LIBERTY2004, 2005, 2006

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
08V2030002008-05-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
05V4600002005-10-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
05V3960002005-09-14. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
18-042-142018-06-18. Service bulletin. Generic Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Procedure This bulletin involves programming a generic PCM with software.
21-022-14 REV. A2018-06-18. Service bulletin. 4WD Lamp Illuminated and Diagnostic Trouble Code C140F Active in Final Drive Control Modules (FDCM) Memory This bulletin involves verifying FDCM software level and then flash reprogramming of the FDCM with new software. Customers may indicate that the ?Service 4WD? indicator in the instrument cluster is illuminated. They may also indicate that the transfer case will not shift from 4WD High, 4WD Low, and/or Neutral once the lamp is illuminated.Further investigation identifies that a Diagnostic Trouble Code C140F is stored or active in the Final Drive Control Modules (FDCM) Memory
21-022-142016-06-02. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
21-022-14REV.A2016-06-02. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
CSN-P-732015-08-26. Service bulletin. FIAT CHRYSLER: TSB HAS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF CURRENT SELECTED MODE, FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE (FDCM) SOFTWARE CAUSES SERVICE 4WD LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND SWITCHING OUT OF 4WD FAILS AND NEEDS REPROGRAMMING. MODEL 2005-2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, JEEP COMMANDER. *PE
SB-18-009-09REVA2010-05-24. Service bulletin. JEEP/CHRYSLER/DODGE: FLASH; DRIVEABILITY IMPROVEMENTS. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE. *PE UPDATED 11/15/13. *PE
18049072008-01-23. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE. *NJ
21012072007-08-13. Service bulletin. MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0741- TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE. *KB
18029072007-06-15. Service bulletin. GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE. *KB
21005072007-04-25. Service bulletin. IMPROVED HILL CLIMB CAPABILITY IN REVERSE OR DTC'S P1713 / P1776. *KB