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Service bulletins for the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica

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.

700 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

About P0513 on the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica: what the code means, and the bulletins and recalls about the same components.

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08-253-242024-12-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P0A78 - Drive Motor A Inverter Performance. ● P0A79 - Drive Motor B Inverter Performance.** ● P0A33 - Drive Motor B Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit High. ● P0A2D - Sensor Power Supply 1 Circuit High ● P215B - Vehicle Speed Output Shaft Speed Correlation. ● P0C4A - Drive Motor A Inverter Over Temperature. ● P0E15 - Hybrid-Ev Battery Pack Coolant Heater A Control Performance. ● P1AFE - MCPB Improper Shut Down. ● P1AF8 - MCPA Control Module Shutdown Performance. ● P0513 - Invalid Skim Key. ● U151A-87 - Hybrid Control Processor Secret Code-Missing Message. Customers may also experience one or more of the following: ● **Message on Instrument Cluster stating: ""Vehicle shutting down in two minutes"".** ● The scheduled charging does not occur on desired schedule. ● Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with no MIL for DTCs P1AFE and P1AF8 (pending DTCs). ● Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with DTCs P0513 and U151-A87 (stored or active). ● Scheduled charging start/end does not align with displayed time (ex: 12:05 pm end time on radio, but charging ends at 12:06 pm). ● Scheduled charging does not start following a power outage. ● Scheduled Cabin Conditioning (SCC) feature will not function properly if they schedule the departure time in between 50 minutes to 480 minutes at extreme cold ambient temps below -24°C (-11 °F). ● “Charge Now” soft button does not always work. ● The vehicle will get a rough engine spin-down, and then “Service Charging System” warning and shutdown if the vehicle is quickly re-cranked after the initial key crank. ● Unable to pass a smog check for certain states that require no DTCs present (stored or active). ● Vehicle shutdown (MIL set) if the acceleration pedal is 100% and the vehicle is on ice. ● Vehicle may not have a successful second remote start if customer happens to request it immediately after first remote start without letting the vehicle sleep while at low High Voltage (HV) battery State of Charge (SOC). ● Vehicle may not achieve propulsion through a cold key crank if the HV battery was not conditioned using thermal periodic wake-up feature at critical cold temperatures around -33 °C (-27 °F) even if the vehicle was left plugged into a charger for an extended period of time. In addition, the following software enhancement is available: ● Corrections to allow the vehicle to clear the permanent fault codes. This bulletin involves reprogramming the HCP/AHCP, also known as Power Inverter Module (PIM), with the latest available software."
08091212023-01-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; LANE DEPARTURE; POWER TRAIN; PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the HCP and AHCP or also known as Power Inverter Module (PIM) with the latest available software. Technicians and/or customers may report the vehicle will not pass a state smog check due to permanent fault codes which will not clear. As a result, the vehicles are not eligible to be registered in certain states. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: P0513 - Invalid Skim Key. U151A-87 - Hybrid Control Processor Secret Code-Missing Message. Customers may also experience the following symptom/conditions:Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with DTC P0513 and U151-A87 (stored or active). Scheduled charging start/end does not align with displayed time (ex: 12:05pm end time on radio, but charging ends at 12:06pm). Scheduled charging does not start following a power outage. Scheduled Cabin Conditioning (SCC) feature will not function properly if they schedule the departure time in between 50 mins to 480 mins at extreme cold ambient temps (below -24°c (-11°f)). ?Charge Now? soft button does not always work. The vehicle will get a rough engine spin-down, and then ?Service Charging System? warning and shutdown if the vehicle is quickly re-cranked after the initial key crank. Unable to pass a smog check for certain states that require no DTCs present (stored or active). Vehicle shutdown (MIL set) if the acceleration pedal is 100% on ice. Vehicle may not have a successful 2nd remote start if customer happens to request it immediately after 1st remote start without letting the vehicle sleep while at low High Voltage (HV) battery State of Charge (SOC). Vehicle may not achieve propulsion through a cold key crank if the HV battery was not conditioned using thermal periodic wakeup featur
08052222023-01-09. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN; BACK OVER PREVENTION; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; LANE DEPARTURE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the HCP and AHCP or also known as Power InverterModule (PIM) with the latest available software. Technicians and/or customers may report the vehicle will not pass a state smog check due to permanent fault codes which will not clear.As a result, the vehicles are not eligible to be registered in certain states. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technicianmay find one or more of the following DTCs have been set: P0A33 - Drive Motor B Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit High. P0A2D - Sensor Power Supply 1 Circuit High. P215B - Vehicle Speed Output Shaft Speed Correlation. P0C4A - Drive Motor A Inverter Over Temperature. P0E15 - Hybrid-Ev Battery Pack Coolant Heater A Control Performance. P1AFE - MCPB Improper Shut Down. P1AF8 - MCPA Control Module Shutdown Performance. P0513 - Invalid Skim Key. U151A-87 - Hybrid Control Processor Secret Code-Missing Message. Customers may also experience more or more of the following: The scheduled charging does not occur on desired schedule. Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with no MIL for DTCs P1AFE and P1AF8 (pending DTCs). Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with DTCs P0513 and U151-A87 (stored or active). Scheduled charging start/end does not align with displayed time (ex: 12:05 pm end time on radio, but charging ends at 12:06 pm). Scheduled charging does not start following a power outage. Scheduled Cabin Conditioning (SCC) feature will not function properly if they schedule the departure time in between 50 minutes to 480 minutesat extreme cold ambient temps below -24 °C (-11 °F). ?Charge Now? soft button does not always work. The vehicle will get a rough engine spin-down, and then ?Service Charging System? warning and shutdown if the vehicle is quicklyre-cranked after the initial key crank.
S22080000732023-01-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM). No Start, After Flash And Or PCM Replace, DTC P0513 Invalid Skim Key Setting
08091212022-10-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the HCP and AHCP or also known as Power Inverter Module (PIM) with the latest available software. Technicians and/or customers may report the vehicle will not pass a state smog check due to permanent fault codes which will not clear. As a result, the vehicles are not eligible to be registered in certain states. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: P0513 - Invalid Skim Key. U151A-87 - Hybrid Control Processor Secret Code-Missing Message. Customers may also experience the following symptom/conditions:Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with DTC P0513 and U151-A87 (stored or active). Scheduled charging start/end does not align with displayed time (ex: 12:05pm end time on radio, but charging ends at 12:06pm). Scheduled charging does not start following a power outage. Scheduled Cabin Conditioning (SCC) feature will not function properly if they schedule the departure time in between 50 mins to 480 mins at extreme cold ambient temps (below -24°c (-11°f)). ?Charge Now? soft button does not always work. The vehicle will get a rough engine spin-down, and then ?Service Charging System? warning and shutdown if the vehicle is quickly re-cranked after the initial key crank. Unable to pass a smog check for certain states that require no DTCs present (stored or active). Vehicle shutdown (MIL set) if the acceleration pedal is 100% on ice. Vehicle may not have a successful 2nd remote start if customer happens to request it immediately after 1st remote start without letting the vehicle sleep while at low High Voltage (HV) battery State of Charge (SOC). Vehicle may not achieve propulsion through a cold key crank if the HV battery was not conditioned using thermal periodic wakeup featur
08052222022-10-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM. Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the HCP and AHCP or also known as Power InverterModule (PIM) with the latest available software. Technicians and/or customers may report the vehicle will not pass a state smog check due to permanent fault codes which will not clear.As a result, the vehicles are not eligible to be registered in certain states. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technicianmay find one or more of the following DTCs have been set: P0A33 - Drive Motor B Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit High. P0A2D - Sensor Power Supply 1 Circuit High. P215B - Vehicle Speed Output Shaft Speed Correlation. P0C4A - Drive Motor A Inverter Over Temperature. P0E15 - Hybrid-Ev Battery Pack Coolant Heater A Control Performance. P1AFE - MCPB Improper Shut Down. P1AF8 - MCPA Control Module Shutdown Performance. P0513 - Invalid Skim Key. U151A-87 - Hybrid Control Processor Secret Code-Missing Message. Customers may also experience more or more of the following: The scheduled charging does not occur on desired schedule. Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with no MIL for DTCs P1AFE and P1AF8 (pending DTCs). Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with DTCs P0513 and U151-A87 (stored or active). Scheduled charging start/end does not align with displayed time (ex: 12:05 pm end time on radio, but charging ends at 12:06 pm). Scheduled charging does not start following a power outage. Scheduled Cabin Conditioning (SCC) feature will not function properly if they schedule the departure time in between 50 minutes to 480 minutesat extreme cold ambient temps below -24 °C (-11 °F). ?Charge Now? soft button does not always work. The vehicle will get a rough engine spin-down, and then ?Service Charging System? warning and shutdown if the vehicle is quicklyre-cranked after the initial key crank.
S22080000732022-10-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. No Start, After Flash And Or PCM Replace, DTC P0513 Invalid Skim Key Setting
08052222022-09-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; LANE DEPARTURE; PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; BACK OVER PREVENTION; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the HCP and AHCP or also known as Power InverterModule (PIM) with the latest available software. Technicians and/or customers may report the vehicle will not pass a state smog check due to permanent fault codes which will not clear.As a result, the vehicles are not eligible to be registered in certain states. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technicianmay find one or more of the following DTCs have been set: P0A33 - Drive Motor B Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit High. P0A2D - Sensor Power Supply 1 Circuit High. P215B - Vehicle Speed Output Shaft Speed Correlation. P0C4A - Drive Motor A Inverter Over Temperature. P0E15 - Hybrid-Ev Battery Pack Coolant Heater A Control Performance. P1AFE - MCPB Improper Shut Down. P1AF8 - MCPA Control Module Shutdown Performance. P0513 - Invalid Skim Key. U151A-87 - Hybrid Control Processor Secret Code-Missing Message. Customers may also experience more or more of the following: The scheduled charging does not occur on desired schedule. Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with no MIL for DTCs P1AFE and P1AF8 (pending DTCs). Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with DTCs P0513 and U151-A87 (stored or active). Scheduled charging start/end does not align with displayed time (ex: 12:05 pm end time on radio, but charging ends at 12:06 pm). Scheduled charging does not start following a power outage. Scheduled Cabin Conditioning (SCC) feature will not function properly if they schedule the departure time in between 50 minutes to 480 minutesat extreme cold ambient temps below -24 °C (-11 °F). ?Charge Now? soft button does not always work. The vehicle will get a rough engine spin-down, and then ?Service Charging System? warning and shutdown if the vehicle is quicklyre-cranked after the initial key crank.
S22080000732022-09-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. No Start, After Flash And Or PCM Replace, DTC P0513 Invalid Skim Key Setting
S21080000462022-09-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:HILL START ASSIST:CLUTCH SOLENOID. Vehicle Will Not Turn On Or Start. P0513 Set In The HCP And U151A-87 In The BCM
08052222022-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the HCP and AHCP or also known as Power InverterModule (PIM) with the latest available software. Technicians and/or customers may report the vehicle will not pass a state smog check due to permanent fault codes which will not clear.As a result, the vehicles are not eligible to be registered in certain states. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technicianmay find one or more of the following DTCs have been set: P0A33 - Drive Motor B Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit High. P0A2D - Sensor Power Supply 1 Circuit High. P215B - Vehicle Speed Output Shaft Speed Correlation. P0C4A - Drive Motor A Inverter Over Temperature. P0E15 - Hybrid-Ev Battery Pack Coolant Heater A Control Performance. P1AFE - MCPB Improper Shut Down. P1AF8 - MCPA Control Module Shutdown Performance. P0513 - Invalid Skim Key. U151A-87 - Hybrid Control Processor Secret Code-Missing Message. Customers may also experience more or more of the following: The scheduled charging does not occur on desired schedule. Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with no MIL for DTCs P1AFE and P1AF8 (pending DTCs). Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with DTCs P0513 and U151-A87 (stored or active). Scheduled charging start/end does not align with displayed time (ex: 12:05 pm end time on radio, but charging ends at 12:06 pm). Scheduled charging does not start following a power outage. Scheduled Cabin Conditioning (SCC) feature will not function properly if they schedule the departure time in between 50 minutes to 480 minutesat extreme cold ambient temps below -24 °C (-11 °F). ?Charge Now? soft button does not always work. The vehicle will get a rough engine spin-down, and then ?Service Charging System? warning and shutdown if the vehicle is quicklyre-cranked after the initial key crank.
S22080000732022-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. No Start, After Flash And Or PCM Replace, DTC P0513 Invalid Skim Key Setting
08-091-212021-06-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the HCP and AHCP or also known as Power Inverter Module (PIM) with the latest available software. Technicians and/or customers may report the vehicle will not pass a state smog check due to permanent fault codes which will not clear. As a result, the vehicles are not eligible to be registered in certain states. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: P0513 - Invalid Skim Key. U151A-87 - Hybrid Control Processor Secret Code-Missing Message. Customers may also experience the following symptom/conditions:Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with DTC P0513 and U151-A87 (stored or active). Scheduled charging start/end does not align with displayed time (ex: 12:05pm end time on radio, but charging ends at 12:06pm). Scheduled charging does not start following a power outage. Scheduled Cabin Conditioning (SCC) feature will not function properly if they schedule the departure time in between 50 mins to 480 mins at extreme cold ambient temps (below -24°c (-11°f)). ?Charge Now? soft button does not always work. The vehicle will get a rough engine spin-down, and then ?Service Charging System? warning and shutdown if the vehicle is quickly re-cranked after the initial key crank. Unable to pass a smog check for certain states that require no DTCs present (stored or active). Vehicle shutdown (MIL set) if the acceleration pedal is 100% on ice. Vehicle may not have a successful 2nd remote start if customer happens to request it immediately after 1st remote start without letting the vehicle sleep while at low High Voltage (HV) battery State of Charge (SOC). Vehicle may not achieve propulsion through a cold key crank if the HV battery was not conditioned using thermal periodic wakeup featur
S21080000462021-03-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. Vehicle Will Not Turn On Or Start. P0513 Set In The HCP And U151A-87 In The BCM

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