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Service bulletin 08-003-21

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 id10215929
Published by NHTSA2022-07-18
Manufacturer's number08-003-21
Manufacturer's date2021-01-09
NHTSA componentSTEERING; POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

Improved Steering Feel This bulletin involves replacing the steering gear and updating the Electric Hydraulic Power Steering (EHPS) software, checking sales codes and performing vehicle reconfig, if required.Review and perform all steps necessary to complete the Repair Procedure. If any steps are missed, this may lead to undesired handling characteristics. The customer may describe one or more of the following:Steering wander. Vehicle has a lead/pull to the right or left.The lead/pull will be more noticeable in hot ambient temperatures. Steering feels like it has excessive play.This Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) repair will NOT correct a sustained steering shake, shimmy or vibration. Video aid has been developed for this issue. Refer to the detailed service procedures available in DealerConnect>Service Library under: Service Info>19 - Steering / Linkage / Damper, Steering /Removal and Installation.

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

Steering, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
JEEP GLADIATOR2020
JEEP WRANGLER2018, 2019, 2020

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20230892023-02-23. Powertrain
23V1160002023-02-23. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
20210352021-01-28. Powertrain
21V0280002021-01-28. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
20200832020-03-03. Powertrain
20V1240002020-03-03. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
20200242020-01-24. Steering
20194382019-08-29. Powertrain
19V6360002019-08-29. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
20191382019-03-15. Steering

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
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21-009-25 REV. C2025-07-09. Service bulletin. 850RE D Clutch Repair Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must have at least 11,265 km (7,000 mi.) and exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0733-00 - Gear 3 Shift Incorrect Ratio. ● P1DA8-00 - Incorrect Gear Ratio Clutch A B or D Defective. ● P1D92-00 - Incorrect Gear Ratio - Clutch 4 Defective. Customers may also comment on one or more of the following: ● Transmission slips when shifting. ● Vehicle will not move in reverse. ● Vehicle will not shift higher than third gear This bulletin involves replacing the D clutch.
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