# Service bulletin 18\-023\-16

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10140234
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-06\-11
- Manufacturer's number: 18\-023\-16
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-03\-11
- NHTSA component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

Flash: 2.4L Powertrain Diagnostic and System Improvements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module \(PCM\) with the latest available software. A small number of customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) illumination or one or more of the following conditions. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes \(DTCs\) set in the PCM memory:

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10140234-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10140234-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Lighting

## Vehicles listed

- CHRYSLER CHRYSLER
- DODGE DODGE
- 2010 to 2012 DODGE RAM 1500
- 2010 to 2012 DODGE RAM 2500
- 2010 to 2012 DODGE RAM 3500
- 2011 to 2012 DODGE RAM 4500
- 2011 to 2012 DODGE RAM 5500
- FIAT FIAT
- JEEP JEEP
- 2009 RAM 1500
- 2013 to 2019 RAM 1500
- 2009 RAM 2500
- 2013 to 2018 RAM 2500
- 2007 to 2009 RAM 3500
- 2013 to 2018 RAM 3500
- 2008 to 2009 RAM 4500
- 2013 to 2018 RAM 4500
- 2008 to 2009 RAM 5500
- 2013 to 2018 RAM 5500
- 2013 to 2016 RAM C/V TRADESMAN
- 2014 to 2018 RAM PROMASTER
- 2015 RAM PROMASTER 2500
- 2016 RAM PROMASTER 3500
- 2015 to 2018 RAM PROMASTER CITY
- 2010 RAM redundant 4500
- 2010 RAM redundant 5500

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [25V298000](/recalls/nhtsa/25V298000.md), 2025-05-08: AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- [19V556000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V556000.md), 2019-07-26: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- [2019365](/recalls/tc/2019365.md), 2019-07-25: Lights And Instruments
- [19V359000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V359000.md), 2019-05-13: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- [19V255000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V255000.md), 2019-03-28: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- [19V236000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V236000.md), 2019-03-26: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- [19V142000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V142000.md), 2019-02-28: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- [18V524000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V524000.md), 2018-08-09: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- [18V332000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V332000.md), 2018-05-17: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- [16V739000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V739000.md), 2016-10-13: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [9100923](/bulletins/11037599.md), 2026-09-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. AIR CLEANER \- NONE Instruction to Dealers while ordering the PN\# 68137142AD. 1. If the Air Cleaner Assembly is functional and only the MAF Sensor has failed, the dealer should order and replace only the MAF Sensor\(68002441AC\). 2. If the Air Cleaner Assembly has failed and the MAF Sensor remains functional, the dealer should order the new Air Cleaner Assembly PN\(68137142AD\) and reuse the existing MAF Sensor\(68002441AC\) from the failed assembly. 3. If both the Air Cleaner Assembly and the MAF Sensor have failed, the dealer should order both the New Air Cleaner Assembly\(68137142AD\) and the MAF Sensor\(68002441AC\) as separate service parts.
- [114072](/bulletins/11036362.md), 2026-08-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MOTOR \- WINDOW REGULATOR
- [114073](/bulletins/11036361.md), 2026-08-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MOTOR \- WINDOW REGULATOR
- [113744](/bulletins/11035981.md), 2026-08-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SENSOR \- TURBOCHARGER SPEED
- [113742](/bulletins/11035980.md), 2026-08-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SENSOR \- TURBOCHARGER SPEED
- [S2608000033](/bulletins/11035198.md), 2026-07-23, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Cluster Message “To Operate Tailgate Shift to Park” Vehicle is In Park
- [113069](/bulletins/11034910.md), 2026-07-08, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SWITCH – HEADLAMP
- [113070](/bulletins/11034909.md), 2026-07-08, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. SWITCH – HEADLAMP
- [S1623000028 Rev. K](/bulletins/11033975.md), 2026-06-18, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. Outside Power Fold Rearview Mirror Noise Or Loose At Pivot. Mirror Contacts Door Window Glass In The Folded Position.
- [S1623000028 REV.I](/bulletins/11033308.md), 2026-06-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. Outside Power Fold Rearview Mirror Noise Or Loose At Pivot. Mirror Contacts Door Window Glass In The Folded Position.

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