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RAM 2500 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18-018-13 · NHTSA communication 10215812 · issued Apr 16, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Bulletin involves selectively erasing and reporgramming the Engine Control Module (ECM) with new software. With the ignition in the ?Run? position, engine not running, a small number of customers may experience a message in the Vehicle Information Center that states ?Service Exhaust System - see dealer? erroneously or if a customer?s VIN is listed in VIP or your RRT VIN list, perform the repair.

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.