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Service bulletins for the 2021 Ram 4500

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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Air bags are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
18017232024-01-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; BACK OVER PREVENTION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS. Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customer or technician may experience the following: ? High frequency exhaust noise at idle after cold start. ? Power Take Off (PTO) disable to high engine oil temperature. ? Multiple Displacement System (MDS) transition causing a transmission clunk noise under light throttle when coasting in fourth gear. This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
18017232023-04-17. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; AIR BAGS; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customer or technician may experience the following: ? High frequency exhaust noise at idle after cold start. ? Power Take Off (PTO) disable to high engine oil temperature. ? Multiple Displacement System (MDS) transition causing a transmission clunk noise under light throttle when coasting in fourth gear. This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
21019222022-09-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS. Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the TCM with the latest available software. Customers may comment on one or more of the following: Harsh shifts. When decelerating from a 1 to 2 gear shift, the vehicle may have a harshshift. From a 1 to 2 gear change there may be a perceived bump feeling, whilehaving a light pedal(Sales Codes ETL and ETN Only). A harsh shift from a 2 to 3 gear shift while at almost or wide openthrottle. A harsh shift from a 3 to 4 shift and heavy on the pedal, lifting offthe pedal, then back on the pedal again. While coasting down a grade, an abrupt deceleration may be felt. A clunk heard when shifting from park to reverse or drive. Cold engine flare during a shift. A delay when coasting down, vehicle is in a downshift at low speedsand then trying to accelerate. (The vehicle will have a hesitation as the vehicle tries to change gears to accommodate the new pedaldemand). Excessive shifting(DD and DP Only). Engine flare caused by the transmission releasing the clutch too early duringa 1 to 2 shift.
788802021-12-13. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; WHEELS. UPDATES - SAFETY RECALL Y26 WHEEL STUDS
S21240000032021-05-24. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. A/C Performance Not As Hot/Cold On Driver Side - DTC's B11CB-92, B11CB-11
08-029-21 REV. A2021-04-26. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; AIR BAGS; VISIBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Door Control Module Window Inoperative This bulletin involves replacing one or both of the door modules. Technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: B18BA-12 - Window Control - Circuit Short to Battery B18BA-13 - Window Control - Circuit Open In addition the customer may notice one or more of the following: Driver and/or passenger windows stop working. If the window switch is held in the up position for at least two seconds,the obstruction auto-down function may not work. Windows may go up slower than expected.

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