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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.

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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18-002-16 REV. A2017-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Flash: Diagnostic And System Improvements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) set in the PCM memory: · U0402 - Implausible Data Received From TCM - (Transmission Control Module). · P030X - Cylinder X Misfire improvements when P0335 (Crankshaft Position Sensor Circuit) is present. · B10EA - Blower Motor Control Circuit High. · B10E9 - Blower Motor Control Circuit Low. · P0456 - EVAP System Small Leak. In addition the customer may notice the following condition: · Vehicle shudder at stop/start with A/C on.
21-007-162017-10-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Flash: Power Transfer Unit (PTU) Motor Position Enhancements This bulletin involves updating the software in the Power Transfer Unit (PTU). A customer may experience All Wheel Drive (AWD) not operating correctly. On further inspection the Technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs), C1494-92-PTU Fork Position - Performance or Incorrect Operation.
18-014-162017-10-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Flash: 2.4L Powertrain Diagnostic And System Improvements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. A small number of customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, the technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): · **P0101 - Mass Air Flow Sensor "A" Circuit Performance. · P0335 - Crankshaft Position Sensor Circuit. · P0133 - O2 Sensor 1/1 Slow Response. · P1607 - PCM Internal Shutdown Timer Rationality. · P2610 - PCM Internal Engine Off Timer Performance.** · B104D - Blend Door Control Circuit Low. · U0402 - Implausible Data Received From TCM. · U1424 - Implausible Engine Torque Signal Received. In addition, some customers may experience the following: · A Transmission Tip-In Bump (when accelerating out of 4th gear).
03-003-162016-10-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "DRIVETRAIN CONTROL MODULE (DTCM) THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES REPLACING AND RECONFIGURING THE DRIVETRAIN CONTROL MODULE (DTCM) WITH THE LATEST AVAILABLE SOFTWARE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONSTANT HIGH PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM REAR AXLE AREA."
18-076-162016-09-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN. "FLASH: 2.0L POWERTRAIN DIAGNOSTIC AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH THE LATEST AVAILABLE SOFTWARE. A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): · P0335 - CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT. · U0402 - IMPLAUSIBLE DATA RECEIVED FROM TCM. · U1424 - IMPLAUSIBLE ENGINE TORQUE SIGNAL RECEIVED."
08-039-16 REV.A2016-09-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT FOR NO START OR STIFF STEERING THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION WIRE HARNESS AND INSTALLING MASTIC PATCH. IF RUB THROUGH IS VISIBLE REPLACE WIRE HARNESS. A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A NO START CONDITION, STIFF STEERING OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): · U0131 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. · U0100-00 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH ECM/PCM. · P0512-00 - STARTER REQUEST CIRCUIT."
21-001-16 REV A2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
18-002-16 REV. A2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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