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Service bulletins for the 2018 Ram 1500

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.

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

About P245B on the 2018 Ram 1500: what the code means, and the bulletins and recalls about the same components.

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09009202022-10-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Improperly Installed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve This bulletin involves removing and inspecting the vacuum tube, EGR tube gaskets, tube flange mounting bolts and possibly replacing the EGR tube gaskets and torquing the flange bolts. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set:P245B - EGR-Cooler-Bypass-Control-Circuit-Performance. The customer may also notice one or more of the following:An exhaust smell in the cabin. A whistle noise coming from the engine compartment.
18069202022-09-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. 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.
18-069-20 REV. A2020-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 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 oneor 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. In addition, customers may experience the following concern:Some vehicles may have experienced a slight engine hesitation or lag inacceleration from engine startup until the engine and exhaust warmed up. This update is intended to reduce the hesitation or lag in accelerationfrom engine startup. Other software enhancement.Ability to enable the ?Fuel System Cleaning? routine in wiTECH.
18-069-202020-09-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). 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.
09-009-202020-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE); EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Improperly Installed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve This bulletin involves removing and inspecting the vacuum tube, EGR tube gaskets, tube flange mounting bolts and possibly replacing the EGR tube gaskets and torquing the flange bolts. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set:P245B - EGR-Cooler-Bypass-Control-Circuit-Performance. The customer may also notice one or more of the following:An exhaust smell in the cabin. A whistle noise coming from the engine compartment.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.