RAM 1500 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9003817 · NHTSA communication 10216105 · issued Nov 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Power Distribution Center For 2018 DS, prior to replacing the Power Distribution Center (PDC), you MUST contact the STAR Center (800) 850-7827 for diagnostic assistance and preauthorization. Failure to do so WILL result in your warranty claim being rejected.
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.