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Service bulletins for the 1996 Jeep Cherokee

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.

50 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
1408972000-01-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON POOR DRIVABILITY WITH HIGH DI (DRIVABILITY INDEX) FUEL. *NLM
1406972000-01-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. INFORMATION ON FUEL PUMP DIAGNOSIS. *NLM
08320972000-01-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION REGARDING NHTSA AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. *NLM
0703972000-01-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE COOLANT USAGE. *NLM
1832981999-11-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT ON FLASH PROGRAMMING FAILURE RECOVERY. *YC
0816981999-11-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. INFORMATION ON INSTALLATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING EQUIPMENT. *AK
2335991999-10-21. Service bulletin. SEATS. INFORMATION ON CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORS. *TT
2108991999-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLES EXHIBITING BUZZ, WHINING, OR MOANING LIKE NOISE FROM COLD TRANSMISSION WHEN REVERSE GEAR IS SELECTED. *TT
0807991999-05-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION REGARDING POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) SERVICE. *TT
1107981999-02-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. OUTER EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS MAY FATIGUE/BREAK. *AK
2502981999-01-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING I/M ( INSPECTION MAINTENANCE ) TESTING - OBD II "CARB" READINESS MONITOR INFORMATION. *YC
2109981998-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. A THUMPING OR CREAKING NOISE MAY BE HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL AREA ON ACCELERATION OR WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. *YC
1107981998-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE OUTER EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS MAY FATIGUE AND BREAK. *YC
1824981998-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT LIGHT SPARK KNOCK WITH A WARM ENGINE UNDER LOAD. *YC
1403981998-08-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT ON FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE ADAPTER USAGE. *YC
1821981998-08-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SERVICE CAUTION ON POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE ( PCM ). *YC
1822981998-08-12. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. INFORMATION ON THE OBD II MISFIRE MONTIOR. *YC
1808981998-05-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INCORRECT FAULT MATURE TIME - DTC $1B THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR VOLTAGE HIGH. *YC
9709190832971998-04-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. *YC
9801301831971998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO OBD II MISFIRE MONITOR. *YC
0703971997-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. VARIOUS CAR OWNER'S HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN USING ENGINE COOLANTS MADE WITH PROPYLENE GLYCOL INSTEAD OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. *YC
2303971997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. DIFFICULT TO CLEAN LIGHT COLORED "CHALKY" RESIDUE FROM PLASTIC BODY COMPONENTS THAT ARE MOLDED IN BLACK. *TW
0801971997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. JTEC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR REPAIR PACKAGES. *JD
0849951996-04-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. WHENEVER AN OIL PRESSURE SENSOR IS REPLACED, BE SURE TO CHECK THE POLARITY OF THE TERMINALS IN THE HARNESS CONNECTOR. INCORRECT POLARITY CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR. DISASSEMBLE THE CONNECTOR AND REVERSE THE WIRES.
081695REVA1996-04-25. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-16-95, DATED APR. 14, 1995. IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR **REPEATEDLY** PRESSES AND RELEASES THE SET BUTTON WITH THEIR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR (A 'LIFT FOOT SET' TO BEGIN SPEED CONTROL OPERATION), THE VEHICLE MAY ACCELERATE AND EXCEED THE DESIRED SET SPEED BY UP TO 5 MPH (8 KM/H) AND THEN DECELERATE TO LESS THAN THE DESIRED SET SPEED BEFORE FINALLY ACHIEVING THE DESIRED SET SPEED.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.