# Service bulletin 18\-096\-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: 10159963
- Published by NHTSA: 2019\-05\-20
- Manufacturer's number: 18\-096\-15
- Manufacturer's date: 2015\-11\-26
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

Flash: Diagnostic And System Improvements This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module \(PCM\) with new software. A small number of customers may experience one or more of the symptoms/conditions listed below or a Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes \(DTCs\) have been set. If any of the following DTCs have been set perform the Diagnosis: \- U0140 \- Lost Communication With Body Control Module. Attempting to clear this DTC will be unsuccessful. \- P0300 \- Multiple Cylinder Misfire \(only applies to 5.7L engines\). \- P0573 \- Brake Switch 1 Stuck Off. The following powertrain system improvements/enhancements are also included in this software release: \- Corrected a generic scan tool display issue regarding Mode 6 data accuracy. \- Improved transmission Quick Learn routine performance \(only applies to 5.7L engines\).

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10159963-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10159963-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline

## Trouble codes named

P0300, P0573, U0140

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 DODGE DURANGO
- 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2023338](/recalls/tc/2023338.md), 2023-06-08: Engine
- [23V411000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V411000.md), 2023-06-08: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- [2020544](/recalls/tc/2020544.md), 2020-11-12: Engine
- [20V699000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V699000.md), 2020-11-12: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE \(EGR VALVE\)
- [2020371](/recalls/tc/2020371.md), 2020-08-13: Engine
- [20V475000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V475000.md), 2020-08-13: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
- [2018269](/recalls/tc/2018269.md), 2018-05-17: Engine
- [2016184](/recalls/tc/2016184.md), 2016-04-26: Powertrain
- [16V240000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V240000.md), 2016-04-25: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- [15V461000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V461000.md), 2015-07-23: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [112191](/bulletins/11032984.md), 2026-05-28, Service bulletin: ENGINE. COOLER \- ENGINE OIL
- [112192](/bulletins/11032983.md), 2026-05-28, Service bulletin: ENGINE. COOLER \- ENGINE OIL
- [S2623000023](/bulletins/11031337.md), 2026-04-15, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Power Liftgate Inoperative.
- [18\-044\-26](/bulletins/11030229.md), 2026-03-25, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Flash: Powertrain Control Module \(PCM\) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes \(DTCs\): ● \*\*P0111\-00 \- Intake Air Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit Range Performance Bank 1. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P0071\-00 \- Ambient Air Temperature Sensor Performance. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P0072\-00 \- Ambient Air Temperature Sensor Circuit "A" Low. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P0073\-00 \- Ambient Air Temperature Sensor Circuit "A" High. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P0011\-00 \- Bank 1 Camshaft 1 Position Timing Over Advanced Or. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P25E4\-00 \- B Camshaft Position \- Unable To Achieve Locked Position Bank 1. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P05BD\-00 \- Stop\-Start Mode Switch Range/Performance. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P0116\-00 \- Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor 1 Performance. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P062B\-00 \- Internal Control Module Fuel Injector Control Performance. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P0604\-00 \- Internal Control Module Random Access Memory Ram Error. \(In Active or Stored status\) ● P060C\-00 \- Internal Control Module Main Processor Performance. \(In Active or Stored status\)\*\* ● P018B\-00 \- Fuel Pressure Sensor "B" Circuit Range/performance. \*\*\(In Active or Stored status\)\*\* ● P1CEA\-00 \- Boost Side EVAP Purge System Performance. \*\*\(In Active or Stored status\)\*\* ● P06DD\-00 \- Engine Oil Pressure Control Circuit Performance/Stuck Off. \*\*\(In Active or Stored status\)\*\* ● P00C6\-00 \- Fuel Rail Pressure Too Low \- Engine Cranking. \*\*\(In Active or Stored status\)\*\* ● P0300\-00 \- Multiple Cylinder Misfire. \*\*\(In Active or Stored status\)\*\* Customers may also experience one or more of the following: ● \*\*Oil Level High Warning in the Instrument Panel Cluster \(IPC\).\*\* ● Fully Autonomous Parking Assist \(FAPA\) is not deactivated when accelerator pedal is pressed. ● Vehicle is not heating up fast enough at freezi
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- [9100639](/bulletins/11021845.md), 2025-08-13, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Verify Reman part number availability. Order the "R" part number for all orders: Warranty, Mopar, customer pay and service contract. Order "68" part number for New unsold units only.
- [101232](/bulletins/11010205.md), 2024-11-07, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. Plate \- Planetary
- [S1408000384 REV.F](/bulletins/11002828.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. "Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor \(IBS\) State of Charge \(SOC\) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS related Diagnostic Trouble Codes \(DTCs\), or Battery Warning Lamp On "
- [9100279](/bulletins/10248850.md), 2024-01-16, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. COOLER Engine Oil Please be aware that the oil cooler seal is serviceable as a standalone part and should be considered for replacement as a remedy for fluid leak.
- [9100229](/bulletins/10248517.md), 2024-01-08, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. LIFTER, Hydraulic Roller Deactivating Please do not replace MDS lifters because the disconnecting pin is not lined up, this is normal and not a defect.

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