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Service bulletin 08-039-16 REV.A

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 id10080160
Published by NHTSA2016-09-15
Manufacturer's number08-039-16 REV.A
Manufacturer's date2016-06-14
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

"TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT FOR NO START OR STIFF STEERING THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION WIRE HARNESS AND INSTALLING MASTIC PATCH. IF RUB THROUGH IS VISIBLE REPLACE WIRE HARNESS. A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A NO START CONDITION, STIFF STEERING OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): · U0131 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. · U0100-00 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH ECM/PCM. · P0512-00 - STARTER REQUEST CIRCUIT."

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, Wiring and fuses

Trouble codes named

P0512, U0100, U0131

Vehicles listed
JEEP CHEROKEE2014, 2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
23V3380002023-05-11. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
23V3020002023-04-27. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
20V3430002020-06-11. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
19V4470002019-06-13. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
18V3320002018-05-17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
16V5290002016-07-12. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
15V8260002015-12-09. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK

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

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