TSB S1821000001 — Dodge and Jeep Service bulletin

S1821000001 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Dodge and Jeep models, 2012 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Gear Ratio DTC?s, Transmission Shift Concerns, Does Not Shift At Times, Shudders

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
1Model year

Vehicles and model years S1821000001 names

VehicleModel years
Dodge Caliber 2012
Jeep Liberty 2012

Every document filed under S1821000001

Document IDFiledType
S1821000001 April 16, 2021 Service bulletin

What S1821000001 covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB S1821000001?

S1821000001 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Dodge and Jeep, covering 2 Dodge and Jeep models across the 2012 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Gear Ratio DTC?s, Transmission Shift Concerns, Does Not Shift At Times, Shudders

Which vehicles does S1821000001 cover?

NHTSA's file names Dodge Caliber (2012); Jeep Liberty (2012). 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 S1821000001 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. S1821000001 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 S1821000001?

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 S1821000001, 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 S1821000001. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.