Service bulletin 08-083-15

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10148660
Published by NHTSA	2018-11-19
Manufacturer's number	08-083-15
Manufacturer's date	2015-09-09
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

NHTSA's summary

Flash: Bass, Mid, Treble Adjustment Causes Erratic Volume Increases This bulletin involves reprogramming the Amplifier (AMP) with the latest available software. The customer may describe when changing the radio tone settings (Bass, Mid, Treble) the volume levels may be erratic. Depending where the volume is set, the volume changes maybe very loud or very little. Example: Volume set to 8 and making adjustments to the tone settings, the volume can increase by 15 db. Volume set to 25 and making adjustments to the tone settings, there maybe no volume changes.

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
CHRYSLER 300	2015
DODGE CHALLENGER	2015
DODGE CHARGER	2015
DODGE DURANGO	2015
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE	2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V332000	2018-05-17. 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.

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