Service bulletin 18-053-16

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10076535
Published by NHTSA	2016-07-14
Manufacturer's number	18-053-16
Manufacturer's date	2016-05-06
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

SYMPTOM/CONDITION: Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: • P1128-00 - Closed Loop Fueling Not Achieved - Bank 1 Upstream. • P1524-00 - Oil Pressure Out Of Range - Camshaft Advance/Retard Disabled (Sales Code EAF only). • P1607-00 - PCM Internal Shutdown Timer Rationality (Sales Code EAB only). • P2610-00 - PCM Internal Engine Off Timer Performance (Sales Code EAB only). • P1239-00 - Engine Oil Temperature Too Low (Sales Code EAB only). • P0298-00 - Engine Oil Temperature Too High (Sales Code EAB only). • P2299-00 - Brake Pedal Position/Accelerator Pedal Position Incompatible. • P045 Some customers may also experience the following conditions: • Intermittent fast crank condition. • Cranks as if no compression. • Intermittent crank - no start condition. 6-00 - Evap System Small Leak.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Software, Transmission control module

Trouble codes named

P0298, P1128, P1239, P1524, P1607, P2299, P2610

Vehicles listed
FIAT 500	2012, 2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V817000	2019-11-15. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
15V291000	2015-05-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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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