# Service bulletin 08\-049\-20

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10175735
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-05\-26
- Manufacturer's number: 08\-049\-20
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-04\-22
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT

## NHTSA's summary

Charging System, Battery Diagnostic Tools and Warranty This information only bulletin discusses using the correct test equipment for testing batteries and charging systems, and also warranty reimbursement when battery replacements are necessary.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10175735-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10175735-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2016 ALFA ROMEO 4C
- 2015 to 2017 ALFA ROMEO 4C SPIDER
- 2017 to 2020 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA
- 2017 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO
- 2018 to 2020 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO
- 2010 CHRYSLER 200
- 2011 to 2017 CHRYSLER 200
- 2018 CHRYSLER 200
- 2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE
- 2005 to 2020 CHRYSLER 300
- 2005 to 2010 CHRYSLER 300 AWD
- 2007 CHRYSLER 300 LWB
- 2005 to 2011 CHRYSLER 300C
- 2012 to 2017 CHRYSLER 300C
- 1996 to 1998 CHRYSLER 300M
- 1999 to 2004 CHRYSLER 300M
- 2005 to 2010 CHRYSLER 300S
- 2006 CHRYSLER ASPEN
- 2007 to 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN
- 2007 to 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X2
- 2007 to 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4
- 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID
- 2006 CHRYSLER CHRYSLER
- 1997 CHRYSLER CHRYSLER TC
- 2000 to 2002 CHRYSLER CHRYSLER TRUCK
- 1996 to 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS
- 2001 CHRYSLER CIRRUS
- 1996 to 2004 CHRYSLER CONCORDE
- 2003 to 2004 CHRYSLER CONCORDE \- LHS
- 2004 to 2008 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE
- 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE
- 2005 to 2008 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER
- 2008 CHRYSLER DURANGO 4X4
- 1996 CHRYSLER EAGLE
- 2000 CHRYSLER EAGLE
- 2004 CHRYSLER EAGLE VISION
- 1997 CHRYSLER FIFTH AVENUE
- 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER
- 2009 to 2011 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER
- 2015 to 2016 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER
- 1996 CHRYSLER INTREPID
- 2004 CHRYSLER INTREPID
- 1996 to 1997 CHRYSLER LEBARON
- 2003 CHRYSLER LEBARON
- 1996 to 1997 CHRYSLER LHS
- 1998 CHRYSLER LHS
- 1999 to 2001 CHRYSLER LHS
- 2002 to 2004 CHRYSLER LHS
- 1996 to 1998 CHRYSLER NEON
- 2000 to 2002 CHRYSLER NEON
- 1996 to 1997 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER
- 1998 to 2004 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER
- 2003 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
- 2004 to 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
- 2016 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
- 2017 to 2020 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
- 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AWD
- 2017 to 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA PLUG\-IN HYBRID
- 2001 to 2002 CHRYSLER PROWLER
- 2001 to 2010 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
- 2006 to 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONV
- 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE
- 1996 to 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING
- 2011 to 2013 CHRYSLER SEBRING
- 2008 to 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING AWD
- 2006 to 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV
- 1996 to 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
- 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE
- 2001 to 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE
- 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE
- 1997 to 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN
- 2005 to 2010 CHRYSLER SRT8
- 1999 CHRYSLER STRATUS
- 1996 to 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
- 2017 to 2018 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
- 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LWB
- 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN\&COUNTRY LWB
- 2000 CHRYSLER VAN
- 2000 to 2003 CHRYSLER VOYAGER
- 2004 to 2007 CHRYSLER VOYAGER
- 2008 CHRYSLER VOYAGER
- 1996 to 2000 DODGE AVENGER
- 2007 to 2014 DODGE AVENGER
- 2015 to 2016 DODGE AVENGER
- 2008 DODGE AVENGER AWD
- 1999 DODGE B150
- 2001 DODGE B150
- 1996 to 1998 DODGE B250
- 1998 to 2000 DODGE B350
- 2006 to 2012 DODGE CALIBER
- 2007 to 2008 DODGE CALIBER AWD
- 1996 to 2001 DODGE CARAVAN
- 2002 DODGE CARAVAN
- 2003 DODGE CARAVAN
- 2004 DODGE CARAVAN
- 2005 to 2020 DODGE CARAVAN
- 2007 DODGE CARAVAN CARGO VAN
- 2012 DODGE CARGO VAN
- 2008 to 2020 DODGE CHALLENGER
- 2001 DODGE CHARGER
- 2005 DODGE CHARGER
- 2006 to 2020 DODGE CHARGER
- 2007 to 2010 DODGE CHARGER AWD
- 2011 to 2014 DODGE CHARGER POLICE
- 1996 DODGE COLT
- 1996 DODGE COLT VISTA
- 1998 DODGE COLT VISTA
- 2001 DODGE COLT VISTA
- 1996 to 2011 DODGE DAKOTA
- 2013 to 2016 DODGE DART
- 1997 to 2009 DODGE DURANGO
- 2011 to 2020 DODGE DURANGO
- 2007 DODGE DURANGO 4X4
- 2009 DODGE DURANGO 4X4
- 2009 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 HYBRID
- 1997 DODGE DYNASTY
- 1996 to 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
- 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
- 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
- 2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
- 2005 to 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
- 2009 to 2019 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
- 1996 to 2004 DODGE INTREPID
- 2007 to 2008 DODGE JOURNEY
- 2009 to 2020 DODGE JOURNEY
- 2009 to 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AWD
- 2001 to 2002 DODGE LANCER
- 2003 DODGE MAGNUM
- 2005 to 2008 DODGE MAGNUM
- 2009 to 2010 DODGE MAGNUM
- 2007 DODGE MAGNUM AWD
- 1996 to 1997 DODGE MINI RAM VAN
- 1999 DODGE MINI RAM VAN
- 1996 to 2005 DODGE NEON
- 2001 DODGE NEON RT
- 2005 DODGE NITRO
- 2007 to 2012 DODGE NITRO
- 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2
- 2009 DODGE NITRO 4X2
- 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4
- 2009 DODGE NITRO 4X4
- 1998 to 2002 DODGE QUAD
- 1996 to 2012 DODGE RAM 1500
- 1996 to 2012 DODGE RAM 2500
- 1996 to 2012 DODGE RAM 3500
- 2006 to 2009 DODGE RAM 4500
- 2011 to 2012 DODGE RAM 4500
- 2006 to 2009 DODGE RAM 5500
- 2011 to 2012 DODGE RAM 5500
- 1996 DODGE RAM B250
- 1998 DODGE RAM B250
- 1998 to 1999 DODGE RAM CLUB CAB
- 2002 DODGE RAM CLUB CAB
- 2001 to 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB
- 2006 DODGE RAM SRT\-10
- 1996 to 2003 DODGE RAM VAN
- 2001 DODGE RAM VAN 2500
- 1996 to 2003 DODGE RAM WAGON
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE SHADOW
- 1996 DODGE SPIRIT
- 1998 DODGE SPIRIT
- 2002 DODGE SPIRIT
- 2003 to 2004 DODGE SPRINTER
- 2007 DODGE SPRINTER
- 2005 DODGE SRT\-4
- 1996 DODGE STEALTH
- 1997 to 1999 DODGE STEALTH
- 1996 to 2006 DODGE STRATUS
- 2007 DODGE STRATUS
- 2001 to 2005 DODGE STRATUS COUPE
- 1996 to 2002 DODGE VAN
- 1996 to 2006 DODGE VIPER
- 2013 to 2015 DODGE VIPER
- 1997 to 1999 DODGE VIPER COUPE
- 2001 DODGE VIPER COUPE
- 2006 DODGE VIPER COUPE
- 2007 DODGE VIPER COUPE
- 2008 to 2010 DODGE VIPER COUPE
- 2016 to 2017 DODGE VIPER COUPE
- 1996 to 2001 DODGE VIPER GTS
- 1996 to 2006 DODGE VIPER ROADSTER
- 2008 to 2010 DODGE VIPER ROADSTER
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE WAGON
- 1996 EAGLE SUMMIT
- 1996 to 1998 EAGLE TALON
- 1999 to 2000 EAGLE TALON
- 1996 to 1997 EAGLE VISION
- 2003 EAGLE VISION
- 2006 to 2015 FCA ALL MODELS
- 2017 to 2019 FIAT 124 SPIDER
- 2011 FIAT 500
- 2012 to 2019 FIAT 500
- 2020 FIAT 500
- 2013 to 2017 FIAT 500E
- 2014 to 2016 FIAT 500L
- 2016 to 2020 FIAT 500X
- 2017 to 2019 FIAT SPIDER
- 1999 INDEPENDENT MOBILITY CHRYSLER TOWN \& COUNTRY
- 1996 to 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE
- 2014 to 2020 JEEP CHEROKEE

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- [25V876000](/recalls/nhtsa/25V876000.md), 2025-12-17: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR:
- [25V741000](/recalls/nhtsa/25V741000.md), 2025-10-30: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- [24V720000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V720000.md), 2024-09-27: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- [24V652000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V652000.md), 2024-09-05: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- [23V338000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V338000.md), 2023-05-11: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
- [19V813000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V813000.md), 2019-11-14: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- [19V320000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V320000.md), 2019-04-23: EQUIPMENT
- [18V917000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V917000.md), 2018-12-20: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- [2018593](/recalls/tc/2018593.md), 2018-10-29: Accessories
- [18V759000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V759000.md), 2018-10-29: EQUIPMENT:ACCESSORY:FLOOR MAT

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [08\-365\-26](/bulletins/11038525.md), 2026-10-16, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Drivetrain Control Module \(DTCM\) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code \(DTC\): ● C147B\-92 \- Front Axle Disconnect Sensor Performance or Incorrect Operation Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● 4WD system warning lights, service messages, or flashing indicators are displayed in the Instrument Panel Cluster \(IPC\). ● The vehicle does not engage 4WD properly. This bulletin involves reprogramming the DTCM with the latest available software.
- [08\-364\-26](/bulletins/11038524.md), 2026-10-16, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Drivetrain Control Module \(DTCM\) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code \(DTC\): ● C147B\-92 \- Front Axle Disconnect Sensor Performance or Incorrect Operation Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● 4WD system warning lights, service messages, or flashing indicators are displayed in the Instrument Panel Cluster \(IPC\). ● The vehicle does not engage 4WD properly. This bulletin involves reprogramming the DTCM with the latest available software.
- [08\-363\-26](/bulletins/11038523.md), 2026-10-16, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Drivetrain Control Module \(DTCM\) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code \(DTC\): ● C147B\-92 \- Front Axle Disconnect Sensor Performance or Incorrect Operation Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● 4WD system warning lights, service messages, or flashing indicators are displayed in the Instrument Panel Cluster \(IPC\). ● The vehicle does not engage 4WD properly. This bulletin involves reprogramming the DTCM with the latest available software.
- [08\-365\-26](/bulletins/11038488.md), 2026-10-16, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Drivetrain Control Module \(DTCM\) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code \(DTC\): ● C147B\-92 \- Front Axle Disconnect Sensor Performance or Incorrect Operation Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● 4WD system warning lights, service messages, or flashing indicators are displayed in the Instrument Panel Cluster \(IPC\). ● The vehicle does not engage 4WD properly. This bulletin involves reprogramming the DTCM with the latest available software.
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- [9100900](/bulletins/11037346.md), 2026-09-17, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. Passive Entry O/S Dr Handle Prior to replacing an inoperative passive entry door handle, perform Star Online S2623000040.
- [16C Combo Rev3](/bulletins/11036183.md), 2026-08-13, Warranty extension: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. EMISSION RECALL – NORTH AMERICA Check Engine/Malfunction Indicator Lamp 16C The instrument panel cluster on about 32,587 of the above vehicles may have an inoperable check engine/malfunction indicator lamp \(CEL/MIL\). \(JT\) vehicles: CEL/MIL and cargo lamp indicator function are swapped. \(JL\) vehicles: CEL/MIL will not turn on. The CEL/MIL in and of itself will not affect emissions. However, if there was an emission issue that would require illumination of the CEL/MIL, the customer would not be alerted. The vehicle would be non\-compliant to the OBD II regulation.
- [08\-298\-26 REV. A](/bulletins/11036150.md), 2026-08-13, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Instrument Panel Cluster \(IPC\) Blank XZ1 Warranty Extension Customers may experience the following: SYMPTOM: ● \*\*A blank electronic vehicle information center \(EVIC\) in the IPC. No information is displayed for the fuel level, temperature gauge, odometer, outside temperature, PRNDL and optional digital speedometer Fig. 1. IMPORTANT\! The analog speedometer and tachometer gauges continue to function normally Fig. 1\*\*. This bulletin involves replacing the IPC.
- [113809](/bulletins/11035998.md), 2026-08-06, Warranty extension: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ID\-26\-37 \(XZ1\) Instrument Panel Cluster \(IPC\) \- Select 2018 \- 2020 Jeep Wrangler \(JL\) and 2020 Jeep Gladiator \(JT\)

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