Service bulletin 18-069-16

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	10217616
Published by NHTSA	2022-08-08
Manufacturer's number	18-069-16
Manufacturer's date	2016-06-16
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

PCM Replacement, MIL Illumination / DTCs P0300, P030X or P23XX This bulletin involves replacing the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) and re-flashing with the latest available software. The customer may describe an engine misfire, and runs rough. In addition customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation a technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) set in the PCM memory: · P0300 - Multiple Cylinder Misfire. · P0301 - Cylinder 1 Misfire. · P0302 - Cylinder 2 Misfire. · P0303 - Cylinder 3 Misfire. · P0304 - Cylinder 4 Misfire. · P0305 - Cylinder 5 Misfire. · P0306 - Cylinder 6 Misfire. · P2302 - Ignition Coil 1 Secondary Circuit - Insufficient Ionization. · P2305 - Ignition Coil 2 Secondary Circuit - Insufficient Ionization. · P2308 - Ignition Coil 3 Secondary Circuit - Insufficient Ionization. · P2311 - Ignition Coil 4 Secondary Circuit - Insufficient Ionization. · P2314 - Ignition Coil 5 Secondary Circuit - Insufficient Ionization. · P2317 - Ignition Coil 6 Secondary Circuit - Insufficient Ionization.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Engine, Transmission and driveline

Trouble codes named

P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P2302, P2305, P2308, P2311, P2314, P2317

Vehicles listed
CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY	2015, 2016
DODGE CARAVAN	2015 to 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V461000	2016-06-24. 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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