{"nhtsa_id":10189379,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-03-29","date":"2013-01-19","document_id":"18-004-13","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Flash: A/C and Drivability Improvements This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with new software. Customers may experience any or all of the following symptoms/conditions: A noticeable reduction in A/C performance during hard accelerations. 25 - 50 RPM engine instability at idle. Hesitation in reverse at low speeds. Performance derate at high altitude (greater than 6,000 feet) or in temperatures above 90°F. (32°C.). A/C engagement Bump while accelerating at temperatures above 90°F. (32°C.). Surge during accelerating. Buck/bobble after shifting the transmission and/or accelerator pedal tip in/tip out.Updating the software will correct the conditions listed above.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10189379-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10189379-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10189379","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"DODGE","model":"DART","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_dodge_dart"]}],"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":[]}