Service bulletin 18-069-20

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10180278
Published by NHTSA	2020-09-28
Manufacturer's number	18-069-20
Manufacturer's date	2020-08-26
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

NHTSA's summary

Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Some customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs):P0133-00 - O2 Sensor 1/1 Slow Response. P20EE-00 - SCR NOX Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1. P050E-00 - Cold Start Engine Exhaust Temperature Too Low. U0402-00 - Implausible Data Received From TCM. P0299-00 - Turbocharger Underboost Condition. P0402-00 - EGR Flow Excessive Detected. P249C-00 - Excessive Time To Enter Closed Loop Reductant Injection Control. P208B-00 - Reductant Pump 1 Control Performance. P20C6-00 - Reductant Heater 4 Control Circuit Performance. P245B-00 - EGR Cooler Bypass Control Circuit Performance. Other software enhancement.Ability to enable the ?Fuel System Cleaning? routine in wiTECH.

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

Electrical system, Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, EGR valve, Transmission control module

Trouble codes named

P0133, P0299, P0402, P050E, P208B, P20C6, P20EE, P245B, P249C, U0402

Vehicles listed
RAM 1500	2018

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V757000	2019-10-24. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
18V280000	2018-05-01. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
18V100000	2018-02-08. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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68211004A	2018-11-26. Service bulletin. Shifter - Automatic Trans Before this part is replaced for any issue please call John Grzecki on cell (248) 379- 0969. If you do not receive a return call within 15 minutes, proceed with the repair. Please be sure to accurately record any DTCs identified with the scan tool and document them on the repair order.