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Jeep Grand Wagoneer 2024–2025technical service bulletin

Bulletin 23-021-25 · NHTSA communication 11017363 · issued Apr 23, 2025

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2024–2025
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Liftgate Will Not Properly Open Or Close Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● B197B-29 - Ratchet fork switch- signal invalid. ● B197C-29 - Pawl detent swich signal invalid. Customers may also experience the following: ● Liftgate will not properly open or close. ● Possible 'Liftgate Open' warning light on. ● Possible 'Liftgate Open' chime sound This bulletin involves installing a spacer below the liftgate striker."

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.