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Service bulletin 1801404

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10006574
Published by NHTSA2004-05-06
Manufacturer's number1801404
Manufacturer's date2004-05-25
Replaces1801404
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

42RLE SLOW OR HARSH GEAR ENGAGEMENT AFTER INITIAL COLD START. *TT *MJ

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
DODGE DAKOTA2004
DODGE DURANGO2004
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE2004
JEEP LIBERTY2004
JEEP WRANGLER2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
18-042-142018-06-18. Service bulletin. Generic Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Procedure This bulletin involves programming a generic PCM with software.
SB-18-014-092009-09-23. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER/JEEP: FLASH: ESP SYSTEM MAY PREMATURELY ACTIVATE MOMENTARILY WHEN NEGOTIATING A CURVE OR MIL ILLUMINATION DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0340, P0344 OR P0116. THIS INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE. *PE UPDATED 5/24/10. *PE
18029072007-06-15. Service bulletin. GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE. *KB
08030062007-03-23. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *KB
18007062006-04-25. Service bulletin. GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE. *AK
08015052005-04-26. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *SC
08016052005-04-25. Service bulletin. TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) INTERNAL FAULT MAY CAUSE A LOW LINE PRESSURE OR GEAR RATIO ERROR DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE). 2004-2005 JEEP CHEROKEE (INTERNATIONAL MARKET) *SC
18001052005-02-24. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FOURTH GEAR LOCK UP SHUDDER.
18009042004-11-29. Service bulletin. GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE. THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES BULLETIN 18-009-04 DATED 03/02/2004. *TT
18028042004-07-29. Service bulletin. FLASH: 4.0L TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP FEATURE. *MJ