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Service bulletin 18-022-14 REV. A

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 id10139894
Published by NHTSA2018-06-11
Manufacturer's number18-022-14 REV. A
Manufacturer's date2014-12-11
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

Flash: Cold Start Engine Idle Cycling In Gear and/or Surging at Highway Speeds This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. A small number of customers may experience any of the following : Engine idle cycling on cold start in gear. Slight Engine surge driving at highway speeds.

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

Vehicles listed
CHRYSLER 2002013, 2014
DODGE AVENGER2013, 2014

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

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