Service bulletins for the 2026 Dodge Charger
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.
161 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
About B18AA on the 2026 Dodge Charger: what the code means, and the bulletins and recalls about the same components.
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| 08-175-26 REV. A | 2026-08-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Technicians may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): SYMPTOM: ● B18AA-11 - Trunk/Gate Unlock Control 1-Circuit Short to Ground. NOTE: There are no Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination or related messages displaying in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) for this symptom. **Hatch event only occurs on BEV vehicles without JRC for Power Hatch.** Customers may comment on the following: ● **Battery is depleted. ● When at a full stop and the Engine Stop Start (ESS) has turned off the engine, the engine does not automatically restart once the brake pedal is released. This is accompanied by a chime and a pop-up message on the IPC indicating ESS has aborted. The vehicle can be restarted once shifted into Park and pressing the ignition button. NOTE: These symptoms occur due to the BCM sending an incorrect hood position message. The ESS event only occurs on ICE equipped vehicles.** ● The hatch will not open when a release button (interior, exterior, or Frequency Operated Button Integrated Key (FOBIK)) is pressed. NOTE: **Hatch event only occurs on BEV vehicles without JRC for Power Hatch.** This bulletin involves inspecting and possibly reprogramming the BCM with the latest available software. |
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| 08-074-26 REV. A | 2026-04-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update **Technicians may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC):** ● B18AA-11 - Trunk/Gate Unlock Control 1-Circuit Short to Ground. NOTE: There are no Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination or related messages displaying in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) for this symptom. Customers may comment on the following: ● The hatch will not open when a release button (interior, exterior, or Frequency Operated Button Integrated Key (FOBIK)) is pressed This bulletin involves inspecting and possibly reprogramming the BCM with the latest available software. |
| 08-074-26 | 2026-03-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Update Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● The liftgate will not open when a release button (interior, exterior, or FOBIK) is pressed. NOTE: There are no Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination or related messages displaying in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) for this condition. The vehicle may set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● B18AA-11 - Trunk/Gate Unlock Control 1-Circuit Short to Ground. This bulletin involves reprogramming the BCM with the latest available software. |
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