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Dodge Dart 2013technical 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.