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Chrysler 300 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21-026-16 · NHTSA communication 10121695 · issued Jul 20, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Transmission Shift And Drivability Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software. A small number of customers may experience one or more of the following conditions: · **Improve shift quality for a 2-1 downshift.** · Hanging or delayed upshift when braking down hill or when braking after high vehicle acceleration rate. · Releasing the accelerator pedal rapidly causes hanging or delayed upshift.

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.