C1838 on the 2000 Ford Ranger
The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.
This code is specific to a manufacturer and is not described here. Its meaning is in the manufacturer's service information.
| 01109 | 2001-07-19. Service bulletin. SOME ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) RANGERS MAY EXHIBIT A NO-CHARGE CONDITION. THERE ARE SEVERAL POSSIBLE CAUSES WHY THE BATTERY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) MIGHT NOT ALLOW CHARGING (AS INDICATED BY THE OP_STATES). A CHARGING SYSTEM FAULT (C1838) DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE A CHARGER FAILURE. THIS PROCEDURE WILL HELP TO PINPOINT A NO-CHARGE CONDITION USING PREVIOUSLY STORED DATA IN THE BCM. *TT |
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1 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19. See them in the bulletin list. A bulletin lists model years: read the document for which vehicles it concerns.