# Service bulletin 18\-023\-16 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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10141274
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-06\-18
- Manufacturer's number: 18\-023\-16 REV. A
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-05\-18
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

## 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: 2015 UF Vehicles with \(Sales Codes ED6, ED8\) · \*\*P050D \- Cold Start Rough Idle. · P0335 \- Crankshaft Position Sensor Circuit. · P1607 \- PCM Internal Shutdown Timer Rationality. · P0133 \- O2 Sensor 1/1 Slow Response. · P0456 \- Evap System Small Leak.\*\* · P0480 \- Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit/Open. · U0402 \- Implausible Data Received From TCM. · P2172 \- High Airflow/Vacuum Leak Detected. · P1D73 \- AGS Performance. · U0140 \- Lost Communication With Body Control Module. · P0441 \- Evap Purge System Performance. · P0116 \- Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor 1 Performance. In addition to the DTCs above the following improvements have been made: · Engine Startup Flare and Idle Surge. · Improved vehicle acceleration. 2015 PF Vehicles with \(Sales Codes ED6, ED8\) · P050D \- Cold Start Rough Idle. · P0133 \- O2 Sensor 1/1 Slow Response. · P0456 \- Evap System Small Leak. · P219A \- Bank 1 Air\-Fuel Ratio Imbalance. · P2172 \- High Airflow/Vacuum Leak Detected. · P1D73 \- AGS Performance. · U0140 \- Lost Communication With Body Control Module. · P0116 \- Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor 1 Performance. · P050B \- Cold Start Ignition Timing Performance. · P061A \- Level 2 Torque Performance. · P2172 \- High Airflow/Vacuum Leak Detected \(Instantaneous Accumulation\). In addition to the DTCs above the following improvements have been made: · Low Idle Speed After Cold Start between \-10°C to 0°C \(14°F to 32°F\). · Cold Idle Surge With AC Engaged.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10141274-9999.pdf)
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## Components

Electrical system, Engine

## Trouble codes named

P0116, P0133, P0335, P0441, P0456, P0480, P050B, P050D, P061A, P1607, P1D73, P2172, P219A, U0140, U0402

## Vehicles listed

- 2015 CHRYSLER 200
- 2012 DODGE DART
- 2014 to 2015 DODGE DART

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2018269](/recalls/tc/2018269.md), 2018-05-17: Engine
- [18V332000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V332000.md), 2018-05-17: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- [16V113000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V113000.md), 2016-02-26: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- [15V470000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V470000.md), 2015-07-28: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- [2015327](/recalls/tc/2015327.md), 2015-07-22: Engine
- [2014336](/recalls/tc/2014336.md), 2014-08-06: Electrical
- [14V480000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V480000.md), 2014-08-05: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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