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Dodge Ram 1500 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 42 · NHTSA communication 10010563 · issued Oct 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2004
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Emissions recall d42. Reprogram pcm - obd calibration. The powertrain control module (pcm) was inadvertently programmed with incorrect software. This can cause the on-board diagnostic (obd) system to malfunction. *tt

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.