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RAM 1500 2026technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18-017-26 REV. A · NHTSA communication 11033874 · issued Jun 6, 2026

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2026
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P2AF6-00 - Starter Relay 3 Stuck Off (with PCR). ● P00FD - Battery B State Of Charge Performance.** ● P013F-00 - O2 Sensor 2/1 Delayed Response - Lean To Rich Bank. (In Active or Stored status) ● P014A-00 - O2 Sensor 2/2 Delayed Response - Rich to Lean Bank. (In Active or Stored status) ● P013E-00 - O2 Sensor 2/1 Delayed Response - Rich to Lean Bank. (In Active or Stored status

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.