Dodge Ram 1500 2007–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 18-023-16 · NHTSA communication 10140234 · issued Mar 11, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2007–2019
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Flash: 2.4L Powertrain Diagnostic and System Improvements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. A small number of customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination or one or more of the following conditions. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) set in the PCM memory:
Vehicles covered
- 2010 Dodge Ram 1500
- 2011 Dodge Ram 1500
- 2012 Dodge Ram 1500
- 2010 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2011 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2012 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2010 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2011 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2012 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2011 Dodge Ram 4500
- 2012 Dodge Ram 4500
- 2011 Dodge Ram 5500
- 2012 Dodge Ram 5500
- 2009 RAM 1500
- 2013 RAM 1500
- 2014 RAM 1500
- 2015 RAM 1500
- 2016 RAM 1500
- 2017 RAM 1500
- 2018 RAM 1500
- 2019 RAM 1500
- 2009 RAM 2500
- 2013 RAM 2500
- 2014 RAM 2500
- 2015 RAM 2500
- 2016 RAM 2500
- 2017 RAM 2500
- 2018 RAM 2500
- 2007 RAM 3500
- 2008 RAM 3500
- 2009 RAM 3500
- 2013 RAM 3500
- 2014 RAM 3500
- 2015 RAM 3500
- 2016 RAM 3500
- 2017 RAM 3500
- 2018 RAM 3500
- 2008 RAM 4500
- 2009 RAM 4500
- 2010 RAM 4500
- 2013 RAM 4500
- 2014 RAM 4500
- 2015 RAM 4500
- 2016 RAM 4500
- 2017 RAM 4500
- 2018 RAM 4500
- 2008 RAM 5500
- 2009 RAM 5500
- 2010 RAM 5500
- 2013 RAM 5500
- 2014 RAM 5500
- 2015 RAM 5500
- 2016 RAM 5500
- 2017 RAM 5500
- 2018 RAM 5500
- 2013 RAM C/V Tradesman
- 2014 RAM C/V Tradesman
- 2015 RAM C/V Tradesman
- 2016 RAM C/V Tradesman
- 2014 RAM Promaster
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.