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Jeep Renegade 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 08-127-15 · NHTSA communication 10160072 · issued Dec 22, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2016
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Radio Frequency Hub Module (RFHM) Enhancement This bulletin involves updating the RFHM software. A customer may experience one or both of the following conditions: ? Passive entry light on with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B1053-64 RFHM (Keyless Ignition Node (KIN) Communication) - Signal Plausibility Failure. ? After the engine starts and the door is closed, a message in the cluster is being displayed ?Key Not Detected? when the key is actually present. NOTE: Only a message is displayed and the vehicle will start. After the engine starts the message goes away.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.