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RAM 1500 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1801120 · NHTSA communication 10229337 · issued Jul 16, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience the following: A hesitation or rough feeling during engine-starting. Extended or longer than usual engine crank time. This conditions usually happens after a cold engine start and the vehicle is turnedoff and turned on within 3-5 minutes this will result in an extended or longer crank than usual before the vehicle restarts.

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.