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Service bulletin 08-042-17 REV. C

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10138915
Published by NHTSA2018-06-04
Manufacturer's number08-042-17 REV. C
Manufacturer's date2017-06-16
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

Flash: RE2 and RB5 Radio Enhancements This bulletin involves inspecting and if required, updating the radio software. A customer may experience no audible read-back when read-back option is enabled.

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

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
DODGE JOURNEY2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V3320002018-05-17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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
08-097-172017-11-03. Service bulletin. Flash: BCM Diagnostic and System Improvements This bulletin involves updating the Body Control Module (BCM) with the latest software. The customer may describe the headlamps flicker while operating at night. This condition may be more prevalentafter the bulb(s) have been replaced with an aftermarket bulb.
08-055-17 REV. A2017-11-03. Service bulletin. Flash: Hands Free Module Software Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Hands Free Module (HFM) with the latest available software. The customer may experience the following:HFM does not boot properly. "Hands-Free Module Loading" displayedon the head unit.TheHFM is inoperative and unresponsive to all user input.TheHFM is unresponsive and appears off the bus to wiTECH.Inaccurate foreign language translations.VoiceRecognition (VR) is sluggish after changing the language.IPhone®4 starts auto recording itself.Backgroundnoise from Automated Speech Recognition. When in Bluetooth® Streaming Audio (BTSA) mode, the display will show?Music paused connecting phone? while a song is beingplayed and without an incoming call. Wrong BTSA screen when deleting. Whenin Text To Speech (TTS), it will be a mix of the TTS and recording. IPod®touch, BTSA will not Audio Stream.Integratedcenter stack screen will display ?music paused? afterignition was cycled and BTSA was being used before the ignition wasturned off.AutomaticSound Recognition (ASR) Microphone picking up background noise.WithSales code RSQ, when the language is set for Italian and after theignition is cycled, the phone screens will change to English.No response from the VR button on the steering wheel.Notbeing able to enter into the phone screen on the radio.Technicians may find Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) U0197-00 Lost CommunicationWith Hands Free Phone Module, is set. Thecustomer may note when trying to select a non-supported language likeRussian or Portuguese, the Hands Free screen will default to English.The VR will default back to the last language (Italian, French, Spanish,German or Dutch) the customer was using.After the software update has been completed, both the hands free screen and VR will default back to the last language used.Enhancements now include all vehicles, not just internationalvehicles.The following software enhancement isincluded:VR Teleprompter