TSB 18-092-16 — Jeep Service bulletin

18-092-16 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Jeep Liberty, 2009 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Flash: 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…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

2Documents filed
1Vehicle named
1Model year

Vehicles and model years 18-092-16 names

VehicleModel years
Jeep Liberty 2009

Every document filed under 18-092-16

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
18-092-16 July 27, 2016 Service bulletin
18-092-16 July 27, 2016 Service bulletin

What 18-092-16 covers

Fuel system, Electrical, Body & structure — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 18-092-16?

18-092-16 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Jeep, covering the Jeep Liberty across the 2009 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Flash: 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…

Which vehicles does 18-092-16 cover?

NHTSA's file names Jeep Liberty (2009). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 18-092-16 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 18-092-16 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 18-092-16?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 18-092-16, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 18-092-16. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.