# Service bulletin 18\-081\-15

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: 10159905
- Published by NHTSA: 2019\-05\-20
- Manufacturer's number: 18\-081\-15
- Manufacturer's date: 2015\-11\-04
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## NHTSA's summary

Flash: 3.6L 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. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes \(DTCs\) set in the PCM memory: ? U0402 \- Implausible Data Received From TCM. ? P0480 \- Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit/Open.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10159905-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10159905-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

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

## Trouble codes named

P0480, U0402

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 CHRYSLER 200

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [18V332000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V332000.md), 2018-05-17: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [S2325000007](/bulletins/10248564.md), 2024-01-08, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). MIL/check engine lamp comes on after performing U90 recall PCM software update.
- [S2325000007](/bulletins/10244403.md), 2023-10-30, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). MIL/check engine lamp comes on after performing U90 recall PCM software update.
- [04753183A](/bulletins/10219719.md), 2022-09-15, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Transmission, Oil Pump, Torque Convertor, and Flexplate
- [1805216](/bulletins/10215163.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN. Powertrain Diagnostic And System Enhancements.
- [1805116](/bulletins/10215162.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Powertrain Diagnostic And System Enhancements.
- [08\-114\-15 REV A](/bulletins/10159965.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Radio Software Enhancements This bulletin involves updating the radio's software. CAUTION: Confirm the correct radio flash file to the applicable model and family vehicle before flashing. A customer may experience one or more of the following: ? Radio display screen intermittently may go blank. ? Radio display screen may lock up. ? Back up display may not turn off. ? Loss of radio memory for skipped channels or incorrectly displaying skipped channels in the menu list. ? Charging schedule showing in the setting menu \(FF BEV only\). ? Korean language was not supported \(APAC \- Korea only\). Enhancement: ? Removing the charging schedule from showing in the setting menu \(FF BEV only\). ? Adding Korean language support \(APAC \- Korea only\).
- [08\-114\-15](/bulletins/10159942.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. Radio Software Enhancements This bulletin involves updating the radio's software. CAUTION: Confirm the correct radio flash file to the applicable model and family vehicle before flashing. A customer may experience one or more of the following: ? Radio display screen intermittently may go blank. ? Radio display screen may lock up. ? Back up display may not turn off. ? Loss of radio memory for skipped channels or incorrectly displaying skipped channels in the menu list. ? Charging schedule showing in the setting menu \(FF BEV only\). ? Korean language was not supported \(APAC \- Korea only\). Enhancement: ? Removing the charging schedule from showing in the setting menu \(FF BEV only\). ? Adding Korean language support \(APAC \- Korea only\).
- [21\-060\-15](/bulletins/10159924.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN. Flash: Transmission Diagnostic And Shift Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module \(TCM\) with the latest available software. A small number of customers may experience the following: ? Poor shift quality. The following enhancements are included in this software update: ? Upshift improvements. ? Downshift improvements. ? Better gear engagement. ? Uphill/Downhill improvements. ? Improved coasting behavior.
- [21\-061\-15](/bulletins/10159923.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Flash: Transmission Diagnostic And Shift Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module \(TCM\) with the latest available software. A small number of customers may experience the following: ? Poor shift quality. The following enhancements are included in this software update: ? Upshift improvements. ? Downshift improvements. ? Better gear engagement. ? Uphill/Downhill improvements. ? Improved coasting behavior.
- [18\-051\-16](/bulletins/10138981.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. 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. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes \(DTCs\) set in the PCM memory: · \*\*P0101 \- Mass Air Flow Sensor "A" Circuit Performance. · P050D \- Cold Start Rough Idle. · P0335 \- Crankshaft Position Sensor Circuit. · P2610 \- PCM Internal Engine Off Timer Performance. · P1607 \- PCM Internal Shutdown Timer Rati · U0402 \- Implausible Data Received From TCM. · U1424 \- Implausible Engine Torque Signal Received. · P0456 \- EVAP System Small Leak. · P0480 \- Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit/Open. In addition, the customers may experience the following: · A slight bump may be felt during the 4\-5 shift, under light acceleration.

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