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Alfa Romeo bulletin 2102623

What it saysFlash: Drivetrain Control Module (DTCM) Updates Customers may experience no difference switching between Auto Mode and Sport Mode in the All Wheel Drive (AWD) system. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Alfa Romeo filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 2, 2023, received Oct 30, 2023, about the electrical system — 2 documents under this number. It names 1 model year (2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

Flash: Drivetrain Control Module (DTCM) Updates Customers may experience no difference switching between Auto Mode and Sport Mode in the All Wheel Drive (AWD) system. This bulletin involves reprogramming the DTCM with the latest available software.

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Sep 2, 2023 Received by NHTSA Oct 30, 2023 Components Electrical System, Power Train

Documents filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
2102623Service bulletinSep 2, 202310248604not found
2102623Service bulletinSep 2, 202310244443not found

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 4 of them name Electrical System, Power Train — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.

At any point in time when driving, the dashboard could turn on all error and warning lights, which leaves the vehicle unable to accelerate above 15mph. The errors indicate issues with parking brake, steering, stability control, engine, hill start assist, electronic throttle control, and autonomous emergency braking.

2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Oct 18, 2024 · ODI 11620581

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

More bulletins about the electrical system

Source: same model, same component group

51 other manufacturer communications filed against the Alfa Romeo Tonale under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Alfa Romeo list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
08-390-26Service bulletinOct 20, 2026Key fob Not Detected Due To Internal Battery Discharge Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● The vehicle fails to detect the ke…
08-251-26Service bulletinSep 25, 2026Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Updates Customers may experience the following: SYMPTOM: ● The battery is depleted, vehicle will not start.…
08-345-26Service bulletinSep 25, 2026Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Updates Customers may experience the following: SYMPTOM: ● The battery is depleted, vehicle will not start.…
08-343-26Service bulletinSep 25, 2026Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigati…
08-252-26Service bulletinJun 27, 2026Heated Seats and Heated Wheel Turn Off Or Become Disabled Customers may comment on the following: ● Customer may comment that their Heated S…
08-242-26Service bulletinJun 16, 2026Flash: Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYM…
08-200-26Service bulletinMay 5, 2026Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Content Missing Or Screen Blank Customers may experience the following: ● IPC content missing, display abnorm…
08-148-26Service bulletinApr 14, 2026The following software enhancement is available: ● This software update enables the feature Active Cabin Ventilation (ACV). This bulletin pr…

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Alfa Romeo 2102623 a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the 2102623 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Stellantis warranty extension on file lists the ones Stellantis has filed.

Which vehicles does 2102623 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.