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Chrysler Pacifica 2011–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TS-WI-0256 · NHTSA communication 10128692 · issued Jan 12, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2017
model years
22
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service Bulletin sent to all dealers to update the firmware in the affected vehicles VMI computer. This allows for more amperage to draw the Powerkneel up allowing the up-limit switch to be tripped consistently. If the up limit switch is not engaged, a vehicle may not come out of park or the conversion may not operate properly next time it is deployed

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.