--- title: "This Jeep Compass Thinking It’s a Fiat Is a Very Modern Automotive Problem" date: "2025-10-06" modified: "2025-10-06" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-jeep-compass-thinks-its-a-fiat-and-you-know-its-not-wrong" categories: - "Jeep News" - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Stellantis News" tags: - "Compass" - "Jeep" - "suv/crossover" --- # This Jeep Compass Thinking It’s a Fiat Is a Very Modern Automotive Problem ![Image of Fiat logo on Jeep infotainment screen]() *\GTSTr331 via Reddit\* When news of Fiat and Chrysler's planned merger broke in the early part of the prior decade, the jokes pretty much wrote themselves. Though each company had its flashes of brilliance, neither has necessarily been renowned for build quality or reliability over the years. It's with that legacy that I present to you [this post](), courtesy of the endless well of amusing automotive content on r/justrolledintotheshop, showing what looks like a [Jeep Compass]() in the midst of an identity crisis. According to our OP, the customer brought this Compass in complaining that the "radio display is incorrect." That's a pretty vague description of the problem, though fortunately, it wouldn't take a tech very long to figure out what the owner meant. The infotainment screen immediately displays Fiat's logo on startup, rather than Jeep's. On one level, it isn't difficult to understand how something like this is possible. [Jeep]() and Fiat both belong to Fiat Chrysler, now Stellantis, and their products both use the group's Uconnect infotainment platform. (That's setting aside the fact that the Compass, Renegade, and 500X all used to share an assembly line.) Compare the software of vehicles from two different Stellantis brands built around the same timeframe, and there's a strong likelihood that they'll look almost identical, save for some basic changes to colors and fonts. You know, light theming to suit the marque in question. https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/1nyr7di/radio_forgot_what_car_it_was_in/ Still, I've never gotten into my mom's Hyundai Elantra and seen it throw up the Kia logo, and she's put something like 120,000 miles on that thing. This isn't exactly common, even among groups of carmakers that share software to the degree that Stellantis brands do. I tried to dig up examples of other owners reporting similar behavior, and I did [come across one](): a Jeep Cherokee that thought it was an *SRT* Cherokee. Honestly, I would've just let that be. Most other cases seem to involve modifications, like [this 2017 Cherokee owner]() who swapped in a newer, better Uconnect system from a 2019 car and found their SUV displaying the Alfa Romeo badge. Now, I'm sure those of you reading this who have worked at dealer service departments have seen your share of, shall we say, *inadvisable* behavior when it comes to vehicle mods. You have perhaps already formed your own conclusions about what happened here, and maybe you're right. ![2020 Jeep® Compass Latitude]() **Stellantis** Although [I owned a Dart a decade ago](), I'm not active in the Uconnect jailbreaking community. Still, from what I can gather, a wrong move in the [AlfaOBD]() diagnostic software can make one Stellantis brand's car present the logo of another. Maybe this Compass owner got in over their head, or maybe it was a genuine glitch. In either case, the tech tending to the Jeep said a quick relearn procedure set everything right. Now what I'd really love to see is a [new Charger]() that thinks it's an Opel. *Got a tip? Send us a note: tips@thedrive.com*[]()[]() ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()