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RAM 1500 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18-055-17 · NHTSA communication 10138902 · issued Jun 8, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2017
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Powertrain Diagnostic And System Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. Some customers may experience when staring a cold engine the vehicle has a rough idle and/or the engine will immediately shut off.

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.