Chrysler bulletin 18-083-24
What it says"Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience one of the following: Vehicle may enter “Auto Park Mode” during an Engine Stop Start (ESS) event. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Chrysler filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 12, 2024, received Nov 18, 2024, about the engine. 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: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience one of the following: ● Vehicle may enter “Auto Park Mode” during an Engine Stop Start (ESS) event. The driver will be notified that the vehicle is entering “Auto Park Mode” by the blinking D on the shifter for three blinks and then automatically shifting into Park. To shift out of Park, the driver will have to press down on the brake pedal and cycle the ignition back to START, and move the shifter into the desired position. This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software."
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-083-24 | Service bulletin | Nov 12, 2024 | 11010625 | PDF, 132 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19-06-97 | Module, Powertrain Control (PCM) - Reprogram | 0.2 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (2 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Chrysler’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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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 themA 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 databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 73 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 52 of them name Engine, 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.
Vehicle loses power and goes into limp mode. This has happened three times same fault code. The last two times we were going 80 on the expressway. Very dangerous luckily we haven't caused a accident. The manufacturer hasn't fixed the problem. Even though we keep taking it to the dealer.
2024 Chrysler Pacifica · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Aug 28, 2025 · ODI 11683583
I was driving the vehicle as normal when all of a sudden a message appeared and the engine shut down. The message was "Stop Safely Vehicle Will Shut Off Soon". It brought my speed down to 10 mph and I had to pull off the side of the road. This is now the 3rd time it has happened.
2024 Chrysler Pacifica · Engine · filed with NHTSA Dec 15, 2025 · ODI 11705111
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 engine
Source: same model, same component group31 other manufacturer communications filed against the Chrysler Pacifica under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chrysler list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113280 | Service bulletin | Jul 6, 2026 | HOSE AND TUBE - EGR COOLANT |
| 07-003-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 30, 2026 | Coolant Leak at Right Rear of Vehicle Customers may comment on one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● "Engine Overheat" message is display… |
| S2607000005 | Service bulletin | Jun 26, 2026 | Vehicle Leaking Coolant Or Overheating |
| S2607000004 | Service bulletin | May 7, 2026 | P0480-COOLING FAN 1 CONTROL CIRCUIT (VARIABLE SPEED FAN) |
| 111406 | Service bulletin | Apr 8, 2026 | COVER - CYLINDER HEAD |
| 111405 | Service bulletin | Apr 8, 2026 | COVER - CYLINDER HEAD |
| 18-044-26 | Service bulletin | Mar 21, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle mus… |
| S2509000011 REV. A | Service bulletin | Feb 27, 2026 | Engine Oil is Red in Color |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Chrysler 18-083-24 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 18-083-24 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 18-083-24 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Chrysler Pacifica. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.