Service bulletin 21-008-12
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| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10044186 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2012-05-17 |
| Manufacturer's number | 21-008-12 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2012-03-23 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) |
NHTSA's summary
CHRYSLER: FLASH: SHIFT IMPROVEMENT AND/OR MIL ILLUMINATING AND/OR LONG CRANKS TIMES WHILE USING E85 WITH OR WITHOUT ENHANCED ACCELERATOR PEDAL OPERATION. MODEL DODGE CARAVAN MODEL YEAR 2012. *JS
The document
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Components
Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module
| CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY | 2012 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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