RAM 2500 2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 08-302-26 · NHTSA communication 11035977 · issued Aug 1, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2026
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Flash: Electronic Shift Module (ESM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● U1057-00 - High Speed Fd-Can3 Communication Bus Performance. Customers may also comment on the following: ● If the vehicle has a low or drained battery and requires a jump start, once jump started, the vehicle will not shift out of Park. This bulletin involves reprogramming the ESM with the latest available software.
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.