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Service bulletin 18-005-13

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 id10062997
Published by NHTSA2016-04-26
Manufacturer's number18-005-13
Manufacturer's date2013-01-23
NHTSA componentENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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

Electrical system, Engine, Software

Vehicles listed
DODGE RAM 25002010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM 35002010 (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.

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