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Dodge Dart 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 08-001-13 · NHTSA communication 10189370 · issued Jan 8, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: BCM Enhancement, Fuel Gauge Slow To Update, Decklid Will Not Open This bulletin involves updating the software in the Body Control Module (BCM). The customer may experience one or both of the following conditions. The fuel gauge is slow to update. When the vehicle is first started the fuel gauge will read empty and then slowly move to the proper fuel level position. It may take a few minutes before it will read the proper fuel level. Vehicles that doesn't have keyless entry (manual door locks) will not be able to open the decklid latch when the ignition is in the off position. Updating

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.