Dodge Dart 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 18-003-13 · NHTSA communication 10189378 · issued Jan 18, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Flash: High Ambient Bump While Accelerating and/or High Ambient Lack of Power This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with new software. Customer may indicate that they feel an A/C engagement bump during acceleration when ambient temperatures are above 90°F (32°C) and/or performance derate when temperatures are above 90°F (32°C).
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.