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Chrysler 200 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18-022-14 · NHTSA communication 10137014 · issued Mar 26, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Cold Start Engine Idle Cycling In Gear and/or Surging at Highway Speeds This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with new software. A small number of customers may experience any of the following : ? Engine idle cycling on cold start in gear. ? Slight Engine surge driving at highway speeds.

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.