{"nhtsa_id":11026798,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2025-12-23","date":"2025-12-20","document_id":"21-011-25 REV. B","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates *Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P1B14-00 - Park By Wire Unintended Park Position. ● P1DF3-00 - ECU Not Initialized.** The customer may describe one or more of the following: ● **Secure idle feature not working with Powerpanel On. ● When shifting from Drive to Reverse and vice versa, the transmission detects a mismatch in Neutral as the gear shifter goes from Drive to Reverse through Neutral (D-N-R or R-N-D) and flashes the Neutral indication blinking on the shifter. ● The gear shifter takes too long to get ready when the driver starts the car, and the transmission system couldn't recognize which gear was selected. This gives a warning message \"Shift to Park to Obtain Drivability\" in the IPC and MIL lamp On. NOTE: For the condition above, the transmission remains in the Park position. ● Shifter can be moved with engine Off and key On while the transmission is in Park and a warning message is displayed in the IPC \"Shift to Park to Start\". NOTE: For the condition above, the Electric Park Brake (EPB) is activated. ● Auto parking issue.** ● No perceptible change when drive mode is selected. ● Harsh or unstable launches in slippery or off-road conditions. ● Drive mode operating in incorrect drivetrain configurations. ● Bump or jerk felt during Engine Start/Stop (ESS) operation in normal and snow modes. ● Bump during tip-in downshift while in Normal or Sport modes. ● Transmission shifting concerns when vehicle has less than 2,414 km (1,500 mi). ● Driveability concerns and not holding correct gear during downgrade, snow mode and accelerator tip-out maneuvers. **The following software improvements are also included: ● Secure idle fix. ● Shift by wire updates.* This bulletin involves reprogramming the TCM with the latest available software.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11026798-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11026798-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11026798","components":[{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":["P1B14","P1DF3"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"RAM","model":"1500","year_from":2025,"year_to":2025,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2025_ram_1500"]}],"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":[]}