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Service bulletin 18089

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10143412
Published by NHTSA2018-08-06
Manufacturer's number18089
Manufacturer's date2018-05-03
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

18089 - Service Update. On certain vehicles equipped with CVT Transmission (RPO MR8), the transmission control module (TCM) does not illuminate the MIL, and does not set the code P0603 (control module long term memory fault), when a memory checksum error identifies there is a malfunction of the Battery Independent Non-Volatile Dynamic Memory (BINVDM). This memory is used to store permanent DTC?s and data used to adapt transmission performance to the unique characteristics of the transmissions. Note: The reason for this software change is not due to incidents of BINVDM malfunctions; rather, it is to ensure that the MIL is illuminated if such malfunctions do occur.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline

Trouble codes named

P0603

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SPARK2016, 2017, 2018

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

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