RAM 1500 2018–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-009-20 · NHTSA communication 10177528 · issued Jun 13, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2018–2019
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Improperly Installed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve This bulletin involves removing and inspecting the vacuum tube, EGR tube gaskets, tube flange mounting bolts and possibly replacing the EGR tube gaskets and torquing the flange bolts. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set:P245B - EGR-Cooler-Bypass-Control-Circuit-Performance. The customer may also notice one or more of the following:An exhaust smell in the cabin. A whistle noise coming fro
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.