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Service bulletin 18-021-15 REV F

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10160010
Published by NHTSA2019-05-20
Manufacturer's number18-021-15 REV F
Manufacturer's date2015-12-02
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

NHTSA's summary

Flash: 3.0L Powertrain Diagnostic And System Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. It also involves replacement of the Oxygen (O2) Sensor and cleaning or replacement of the Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) Sensor 1/2 if necessary depending on Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) that may have set. A small number of customers may experience an intermittent engine shudder, bucking under hard acceleration, or vibration. In addition other customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination upon which the technician may find one or more of the following DTCs have been set: ? P1296-00 - EGR Slow Response - Increasing Flow. ? P249C-00 - Excessive Time To Enter Closed Loop Reductant Injection Timing Control. ? P20C2-00 - Reductant Heater 3 Control Circuit Performance. ? P24A4-00 - Particulate Filter Restriction - Soot Accumulation Too High. ? P24D1-00 - Particulate Matter Sensor Regeneration Incomplete. ? P1288-00 - NOX Sensor 1/2 Zero Offset Too High. ? P1289-00 - NOx Sensor 1/2 Zero Offset Too Low. ? P2463-00 - Diesel Particulate Filter - Soot Accumulation . ? U0422-00 - Implausible Data Received From Body Control Module. ? U3017-00 - Control Module Timer/Clock Performance. ? P26AB-00 - Engine Coolant Bypass Valve Stuck. ? P24AF-00 - Particulate Matter Sensor Circuit Performance. ? P2196-00 - O2 Sensor 1/1 Stuck Rich. ? P1E0C-00 - Empty Fuel Tank. ? P2237-00 - O2 Sensor 1/1 Pump Cell Current Circuit Open. ? P1297-00 - EGR Slow Response - Decreasing Flow. ? P0420-00 - Catalyst Efficiency (Bank 1). ? P204F-00 - Reductant System Performance. ? P20E9-00 - Reductant Pressure Too High. ? P2002-00 - Diesel Particulate Filter Efficiency Below Threshold. ? P2299-00 - Brake Pedal Position / Accelerator Pedal Position Incompatible. ? P241D-00 - SCR Inducement - Forced Engine Shutdown. ? P016A-00 - Excessive Time To Enter Closed Loop Air/Fuel

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Body and frame, Brakes, Electrical system, Engine, Fuel system

Trouble codes named

P016A, P0420, P1288, P1289, P1296, P1297, P1E0C, P2002, P204F, P20C2, P20E9, P2196, P2237, P2299, P241D, P2463, P249C, P24A4, P24AF, P24D1, P26AB, U0422, U3017

Vehicles listed
RAM 15002014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20233382023-06-08. Engine
23V4110002023-06-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20223032022-06-09. Fuel System
22V4060002022-06-09. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
20203712020-08-13. Engine
20V4750002020-08-13. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
20195352019-10-25. Engine
19V7570002019-10-24. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
20194412019-08-30. Structure
20182692018-05-17. Engine

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