Service bulletin 08-038-13

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10136859
Published by NHTSA	2018-05-21
Manufacturer's number	08-038-13
Manufacturer's date	2013-05-17
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

NHTSA's summary

Radio RB5 RE2 RE6 RB6 RE3 RB4 RE4 RE9 RE7 Headlamp Delay Off Option Missing From Menu This Bulletin involves updating the radio's software. A customer may note that the Headlamp delay off option is missing from the customer settings menu.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
CHRYSLER 300	2013
DODGE CHARGER	2013
DODGE JOURNEY	2013

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

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