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Service bulletin 18-045-26

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id11031450
Published by NHTSA2026-04-22
Manufacturer's number18-045-26
Manufacturer's date2026-04-16
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P0300 - Multiple Cylinder Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0301 - Cylinder 1 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0302 - Cylinder 2 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0303 - Cylinder 3 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0304 - Cylinder 4 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0305-00 - Cylinder 5 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating). ● P0306-00 - Cylinder 6 Misfire (Active or Stored status set during cold start catalyst heating).** ● P08A6 - Gear Lever Position Sensor System - Multiple Sensor Correlation. ● P152F - Engine Hood Switch 2 / Engine Hood Switch 1 Correlation. ● P1129 - Closed Loop Fueling Not Achieved - Bank 2 Upstream. ● P0152-02 - O2 Sensor 2/1 Circuit High. ● P0158-02 - O2 Sensor 2/2 Circuit High. ● P2504 - Charging System Output High. ● P0563 - Battery/System Voltage High. Customers may also comment on one or more of the following: ● **The vehicle has a rough idle. ● The engine has a miss. ● Noisy valvetrain. ● "Service Transmission" message in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) due to clutch slip detection with the transfer case in neutral. NOTE: Some customers may experience wheel spin or traction loss. In these situations, the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) may interpret the event as excessive clutch slip. To prevent potential clutch damage, a message may be displayed in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC).** ● Clutch is overheating. ● Clutch is slipping on engagement. M18 FSAR-TSB-7161 -2- ● Inability to accelerate uphill. ● Vehicle does not start. ● Vehicle is stuck in limp-home mode

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, Transmission and driveline

Trouble codes named

P0152, P0158, P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0563, P08A6, P1129, P152F, P2504

Vehicles listed
JEEP GLADIATOR2023

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
23V6410002023-09-18. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
20230892023-02-23. Powertrain
23V1160002023-02-23. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

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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