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Dodge Ram 3500 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18-012-13 · NHTSA communication 10128984 · issued Mar 6, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

FLASH: Diagnostic and System Enhancements This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Engine Control Module (ECM) with new software. Cab chassis trucks equipped with a 6.7L Cummins diesel have a number of software improvements available. This latest Service Bulletin (SB) will include:Improvements To Prevent Unnecessary Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illumination For: P061A - ETC LEVEL 2 TORQUE PERFORMANCE P229F - AFTERTREATMENT NOx SENSOR CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE - BANK 1 SENSOR 2 P2453 - DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER PRESSURE SENSOR A CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE P2609 - INTAKE AIR HEATE

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.