Service bulletin 18-011-12
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10044182 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2012-05-17 |
| Manufacturer's number | 18-011-12 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2012-03-15 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) |
NHTSA's summary
CHRYSLER: FLASH: MIL ILLUMINATING WITH TRANSMISSION AND DRIVEABILITY IMPROVEMENTS. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES FLASH REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL RAM1500 MODEL YEAR 2010 AND MODEL DAKOTA MODEL YEARS 2009-2010. *JS
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
| CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X2 | 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
|---|---|
| CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4 | 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| DODGE DAKOTA | 2009, 2010 |
| DODGE DURANGO | 2009 |
| DODGE RAM 2500 | 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| DODGE RAM 3500 | 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 17V821000 | 2017-12-20. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
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