Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
450 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
About P061B on the 2016 Jeep Cherokee: what the code means, and the bulletins and recalls about the same components.
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| 2100116REVC | 2022-12-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Transmission Diagnostic And Shift Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software. Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: · P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: · 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality enhancement. · Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. · Less than desired transmission shift quality. · Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. |
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| 21-001-16 | 2022-10-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Flash: Transmission Diagnostic And Shift Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software. 2.4L Engine (Sales Code ED6/ED8) Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: · P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: · ** 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality enhancement.** · Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. · Less than desired transmission shift quality. · Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. 3.2L Engine (Sales Code EHK) Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: · P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: · ** 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality enhancement.** · Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. · Less than desired transmission shift quality. · Less than optimal transmission shift timing, driving up and down hills. · Less than desired Engine Stop/Start re-engagement or smoothness. · Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. |
| 21-001-16 REV. C | 2020-10-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Flash: Transmission Diagnostic And Shift Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software. Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: · P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: · 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality enhancement. · Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. · Less than desired transmission shift quality. · Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. |
| 21-059-15 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN. Flash: Transmission Diagnostic And Shift Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software. 2.4L Engine (Sales Code ED6) Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: ? P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: ? Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. ? Less than desired 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality. ? Less than desired transmission shift quality. ? Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. 3.2L Engine (Sales Code EBH) Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: ? P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: ? Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. ? Less than desired 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality. ? Less than desired transmission shift quality. ? Less than optimal transmission shift timing, driving up and down hills. ? Less than desired Engine Stop/Start re-engagement or smoothness. ? Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. |
| 21-001-16 REV. C | 2018-06-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Flash: Transmission Diagnostic And Shift Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software. Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: · P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: · 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality enhancement. · Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. · Less than desired transmission shift quality. · Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. |
| 21-001-16 REV. B | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Transmission Diagnostic And Shift Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software. 2.4L Engine (Sales Code ED6/ED8) Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: · P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: · ** 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality enhancement.** · Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. · Less than desired transmission shift quality. · Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. 3.2L Engine (Sales Code EHK) Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: · P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: · ** 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality enhancement.** · Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. · Less than desired transmission shift quality. · Less than optimal transmission shift timing, driving up and down hills. · Less than desired Engine Stop/Start re-engagement or smoothness. · Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. |
| 21-001-16 REV. A | 2017-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Flash: Transmission Diagnostic And Shift Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software. Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the TCM memory: · P061B - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. In addition, some customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: · Less than desired low speed drivability and response to accelerator pedal input. · Less than desired 5-4 coast down transmission shift quality. · Less than desired transmission shift quality. · Transmission is slow to upshift after releasing the accelerator pedal. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.