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Service bulletin SB-18-004-14

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10055429
Published by NHTSA2014-05-21
Manufacturer's numberSB-18-004-14
Manufacturer's date2014-05-20
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

DODGE: REPAIR PROCEDURE PROVIDED DUE TO MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC), THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED, WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) NEW SOFTWARE. MODEL 2014 DODGE RAM PICK UP. *PE

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
RAM 25002014
RAM 35002013
RAM 45002013
RAM 55002013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
17V8210002017-12-20. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

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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