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Service bulletins for the 2018 Jeep Compass

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.

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

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19-002-172022-07-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Loss of Steering Assist This bulletin involves replacing the steering column due to water intrusion. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find thefollowing DTCs have been set:C1593-49 - Steering Torque Sensor Circuit - Internal Electronic Failure. C1592-01 - Electronic Power Steering Motor Circuit - General Electrical Failure. C15DB-00 - EPS Disabled. C2217-00 - Electric Power Steering Module Internal. C2210-00 - ECU Over-temperature. In addition the customer may experience one or more of the following: Cluster screen message: ?Power Steering Deactivated, Repair System?. High steering effort.
S2008000031 Rev.2022-07-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. Low Charging Voltage Displayed On Cluster
S228A0000042022-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Panasonic VP4R Wi-Fi New Enrollment Pause
08099212022-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. UAQ and UCQ Radio Enhancements This bulletin involves inspecting and if required, updating the radio software level to 39.5 Customers may experience one or more of the following: Intermittent, black radio display screen. Intermittent, radio freezes. Bluetooth® pairing and/or connection issues. Lost radio presets. Radio channels change by itself. SXM icon inoperative. In addition, the following enhancement are included in this update:Enables map updates.
S2208000070 RevA2022-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Connectivity Lost After Radio Replacement
S22080000732022-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. No Start, After Flash And Or PCM Replace, DTC P0513 Invalid Skim Key Setting
S1708000118 RevB2022-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Battery Drain Concern, Dual USB Port Normal Operational Draw, Extended Illumination Or Extended Operation After Key Off
S22080000562022-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Remote Start Aborts And ESS (Stop/Start) Becomes Unavailable. DTC B25C9
08-093-212021-06-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. UAS, UAQ, UCS, UAV, UCV and UCQ Radio Over The Air Software Version Updates This bulletin provides information regarding the latest Flash Over The Air (FOTA) update and provides the service technician an overview of the steps a customer will need to take to complete the update. This is part of a two step FOTA update, first update brings software level to 22.61 and this second FOTA update will take the software to 22.64. National launch for this second step is May 24, 2021. Customers may experience one or more of the following:Navigation is incorrect or can not calculate route. GPS locations is inaccurate. Uconnect radio apps are all inoperable. Backup camera screen is blue (DT and KL). Green horizontal lines appear across screen (DT and KL). Anti-theft code request message. Backup camera screen is blank. Lines appear across screen. Radio control screen is blank or locked. Radio reset intermittently. Unable to adjust audio volume. Unable to switch modes between AM, FM, SAT or Media. In addition the following enhancements are included in this update:Carplay® connectivity improvement. Improvement to Bluetooth® phone pairing. Bluetooth devices unresponsive. Improved sound quality when using a Bluetooth phone.
S2008000010 Rev.2021-06-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Apple Carplay Inoperative Or Not Working, Phone Not Pairing, Carplay Lockup, Freeze or Audio Concerns
08-070-212021-05-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ULQ Radio Enhancements This bulletin involves inspecting and if required, updating the radio software level to 34.2. If the software update is performed on a radio with software below 19.9, the radio could be damaged and will need to be replaced. Customers may experience one or more of the following:Lost radio presets. Radio display screen is black when the ignition is on. Radio may reset, turn itself off and then back on again. Park assist chime will continue to chime after the vehicle is turn off. Radio will display the incorrect speed limit in kph when approaching a road speed camera. In addition the following enhancements are included:Voice Recognition (VR) and Bluetooth® improvements. Improvements for Off-road pages.
21-016-212021-05-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the TCM with the latest available software. Enhancements to this software release:Shift Quality improvements on coast down and all upshifts.
18-031-212021-04-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; SERVICE BRAKES. Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: P16A2 - ETC Motor Self-Learning (Limp Home Position). P023E - Turbocharger Pressure And Manifold Pressure Plausibility (Signal Rate Of Change Below Threshold)Euro Stage 6D Emissions (Sales Code NBD). Customer may also experience the following:Engine hesitation/surge feeling between 40 - 80 kph (25 - 50 mph) on acceleration but is not felt between 3500 - 4000 rpm.(2018 MP only) Engine hesitation/surge feeling after a cold engine start and while driving in 2nd gear under 3000 rpm (customer may comment that the engine doesn't give full power until after a couple minutes)Euro Stage 6D Emissions (Sales Code NBD).
08-044-212021-04-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Body Control Module (BCM) Reconfigure for Service Interval Counter This bulletin involves reconfiguring the BCM for the service counter in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). Customers may notice that the owners manual information shows a different service interval than what the vehicle shows when the message appears on the IPC:(Russia vehicles)Service maintenance interval counter starts at 15,000 km (9320 miles) but states 12,000 km (7456 miles) in the owner's manual service documentation. (Middle East vehicles)Service maintenance interval counters starts at 15,000 km (9320 miles) but states 10,000 km (6213 miles) in the owner's manual service documentation.
W20 Combo Phase32021-03-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Customer Satisfaction Notification W20 Reprogram Powertrain Control Module (Revision 2)
S2108000034 Rev.2021-03-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. 15,000km Service Maintence Interval Displayed In The Cluster Instead Of The Correct Interval
S21080000342021-03-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. 15,000km Service Maintence Interval Displayed In The Cluster Instead Of The Correct 10,000km Interval
08-108-202021-03-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. UDQ Radio Enhancements This bulletin involves inspecting and if required, updating the radio software level to 21.8 Customers may experience one or more of the following:Disabled Carplay® for rear facing second row USB ports. Radio may reset, turn itself off and then back on again. Radio display screen lock up. Park assist chime will continue to chime after the vehicle is turned off. Radio will display the incorrect speed limit in kph when approaching a road speed camera. After a key cycle, the radio language may change to Italian.
08-068-20 REV. C2021-03-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. UGQ Radio Enhancements This bulletin involves inspecting the software level to see if the radio needs one or two USB flash drive(s) to update the radio software level to 39.2.It is critical that every step of the bulletin is reviewed and performed properly. If any steps are missed the radio can be damaged and may need to be replaced. Customers may comment on one or more of the following:If the language is set in Spanish, and the customer tries to search for an address with Voice Recognition (VR), it will not recognize these locations.VR can not find street names / location in Catalan language (present in Barcelona area and nearby). To correct this symptom, the radio SW has to be at QR39.2 and the Nav map SW version has to be at 19Q2. In the Uconnect App, under Live>Jeep Skills>Indicator, the ?Current? meter will display the incorrect amperage readings.The battery current indicator will display the incorrect value, it will show the number 65536, stating that it is exactly in the full range scale. The list of previous trips on both mobile app and Connected Vehicle Platform (CVP) portal, nor any valid vehicle, will be detected in Eco drive section. No audio from any media source and from navigation prompts. No audio as well from cell or initial message prompts(audio chimes will continue to function along with the touchscreen beeps). The volume may be inoperable at times. The heated steering wheel and heated seat buttons on radio display are grayed out and are inoperable. Disabled Carplay® for rear facing second row USB ports (2018). Radio may reset, turn itself off and then back on again (2018). Radio display screen lock up (2018). Park assist chime will continue to chime after the vehicle is turned off (2018). Radio will display the incorrect speed limit in kph when approaching a road speed camera (2018). After a key cycle, the radio language may change to Italian (2018).
W20 Combo2021-03-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Customer Satisfaction Notification W20 Reprogram Powertrain Control Module
S20080001722020-12-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Radio Screen Flickering When Using Apple CarPlay Or Android Auto.
S1908000108 Rev.2020-12-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. (Rev. A) Intermittently the vehicle will not crank or start, the RKE, door locks, and remote start will not operate. Multiple U-codes are present
S1908000028 Rev.2020-12-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. (Rev. A) Power Inverter Load Ratings
S20080001702020-12-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Apple CarPlay Malfunctioning Or Does Not start, Radio Stuck When An IPhone Is Connected Via Cable
S20080001722020-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Radio Screen Flickering When Using Apple CarPlay Or Android Auto.

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