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Service bulletin S18 v.2

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10121679
Published by NHTSA2017-11-03
Manufacturer's numberS18 v.2
Manufacturer's date2016-07-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

NOTE: S18 originally published in July. Manverter changed to Maniverter. Alternate Transportation section wording revised. Customer Satisfaction Notification S18 - Engine Oil Consumption The engine on about 480 of the above vehicles may experience low oil pressure originating from an oil consumption issue. This may result in oil starvation and possible engine failure. The engine long block assembly must be replaced on the involved vehicles.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
DODGE JOURNEY2015
JEEP COMPASS2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20182692018-05-17. Engine
15V4310002015-07-07. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20152972015-07-02. Engine

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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