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Chrysler Pacifica 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18-003-21 · NHTSA communication 10187124 · issued Jan 16, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Technicians and/or customers may report the vehicle will not pass a state smog check due to permanent fault codes which will not clear. As a result, the vehicles are not eligible to be registered in certain states.Customers may also experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set:P06E4 - Control Module Wake-Up Circuit Performance. This software rele

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.