Jeep Compass: Other

Affects Jeep Compass · 2017 — about 684 vehicles.

The hazard

Certain vehicles may have User’s Guides containing incorrect information regarding jump start procedures. The battery jumping section in the affected User’s Guide depicts the battery terminals with reversed polarity in the battery terminal graphic. If a person were to follow the procedure listed within the User’s Guide for jump starting, the risk of a possible electrical hazard injury would be increased due to the incorrect terminal polarity graphic. Correction: Dealers will replace the User's Guide with the a corrected version.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational