TSB 9004338 — Jeep Service bulletin

9004338 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Jeep Compass, 2017–2021 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. Jeep Compass built prior to Jan 4, 2021, when servicing the stabilizer bar links. If bar links need to be replaced, make sure both ends are metal. Do not mix metal and plastic ends on same bar. If replacing existing metal end, only that end can be replaced with new metal end.

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

2Documents filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years 9004338 names

VehicleModel years
Jeep Compass 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Every document filed under 9004338

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
9004338 Rev 1 April 8, 2026 Service bulletin
9004338 April 7, 2026 Service bulletin

What 9004338 covers

Suspension — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 9004338?

9004338 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Jeep, covering the Jeep Compass across the 2017–2021 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Jeep Compass built prior to Jan 4, 2021, when servicing the stabilizer bar links. If bar links need to be replaced, make sure both ends are metal. Do not mix metal and plastic ends on same bar. If replacing existing metal end, only that end can be replaced with new metal end.

Which vehicles does 9004338 cover?

NHTSA's file names Jeep Compass (2017–2021). 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 9004338 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 9004338 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 9004338?

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 9004338, 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 9004338. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.