Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

RAM 1500 2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0808523 · NHTSA communication 10236910 · issued Apr 13, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2023
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Electronic Shift Module (ESM) Updates The customer may also experience one or more of the following: ? Instrument cluster remains illuminated when vehicle is off. ? Discharged/dead battery. The technician may also find the following: ? Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) may or may not be stored in Transmission Control Module (TCM) or the ESM. This bulletin involves reprogramming the ESM with the latest available software.

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.