{"nhtsa_id":10218261,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2022-08-22","date":"2016-06-18","document_id":"18-072-16","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING; STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Flash: Powertrain Diagnostic And System Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. The following powertrain system improvements/enhancements are included in this software release. These enhancements are listed by vehicle application. DS vehicles equipped with a 3.6L engine (Sales Code ERB). · **U0140 - Lost Communication With Body Control Module (attempting to clear this DTC will be unsuccessful). · ASD Relay Enhancements To Improve Fuel Pump Relay Initialization At Key On - (Auto Shutdown).** · Enhanced Automatic Oil Change Indicator (EAOCI) system improvements to switch to a severe duty cycle algorithm anytime the PCM is replaced to ensure the customer receives a timely oil change required message. · Corrected a generic scan tool display issue regarding Mode 6 data accuracy. DS vehicles equipped with a 5.7L engine (Sales Code EZH). · **U0140 - Lost Communication With Body Control Module (attempting to clear this · ASD Relay Enhancements To Improve Fuel Pump Relay Initialization At Key On - (Auto Shutdown).** · System improvements to prevent Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination with a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P0300 - Multiple Cylinder Misfire when using a block heater in ambient temperatures greater than -29°C (-20°F). · Enhanced Automatic Oil Change Indicator (EAOCI) system improvements to switch to a severe duty cycle algorithm anytime the PCM is replaced to ensure the customer receives a timely oil change required message. · Corrected a generic scan tool display issue regarding Mode 6 data accuracy. DJ, DD, and D2 vehicles equipped with a 5.7L engine (Sales Codes EZC or EZF). · U0140 - Lost Communication With Body Control Module (attempting to clear this · Transmission torque management enhancement when shifting from drive to reverse. · Software to correct Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination wi","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10218261-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10218261-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10218261","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"fuel-system","name":"Fuel system","parent":null},{"id":"lighting","name":"Lighting","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":["P0300","U0140"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"RAM","model":"1500","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_ram_1500"]},{"make":"RAM","model":"2500","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_ram_2500"]},{"make":"RAM","model":"3500","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_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":[]}