RAM 1500 2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 18-019-15 REV C · NHTSA communication 10160014 · issued Dec 2, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2015
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Flash: 3.0L Powertrain Diagnostic And System Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. A small number of customers may experience bucking under hard acceleration. In addition other customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation a technician may find one of more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) set in the PCM memory: ? P1296-00 - EGR Slow Response - Increasing Flow. ? P249C-00 - Excessive Time To Enter Closed Loop Reductant Injection Timing Contro
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.