{"nhtsa_id":10188645,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-03-15","date":"2013-04-16","document_id":"18-018-13","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Bulletin involves selectively erasing and reporgramming the Engine Control Module (ECM) with new software. With the ignition in the ?Run? position, engine not running, a small number of customers may experience a message in the Vehicle Information Center that states ?Service Exhaust System - see dealer? erroneously or if a customer?s VIN is listed in VIP or your RRT VIN list, perform the repair.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10188645-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10188645-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10188645","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"engine-control-module","name":"Engine control module","parent":"engine"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"RAM","model":"2500","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_ram_2500"]},{"make":"RAM","model":"3500","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_ram_3500"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}