Dodge bulletin 0823523
What it saysFlash: Body Control Module (BCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Dodge filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 21, 2023, received Dec 18, 2023, about the air bags. 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 communicationFlash: Body Control Module (BCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: ? B25C9 - Driver Door Ajar Switch 2 Stuck Closed. ? U1412-09 - ASU (Alarm Siren Unit) - Component Failures. ? U1413-09 - UAM (Ultrasonic And Antitilt Module) - Component Failures. Customers may comment on the following: ? When the headlamps are placed in "Headlamps Off Delay" mode and the driver door is opened (engine off), the Headlamps On alert chime activates until the headlamps turn themselves off (no chime should be heard while in this mode). This bulletin involves reprogramming the BCM with the latest available software.
Trouble codes it names: B25C9
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0823523 | Service bulletin | Oct 21, 2023 | 10247484 | not 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 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 79 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 31 of them name Electrical System — 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.
The contact owns a 2024 Dodge Hornet. While the contact's son was attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into a tree and came to a stop. The Forward Collision Avoidance warning light was illuminated and independently went blank. The contact's son sustained pain and bruises to the body.
2024 Dodge Hornet · Vehicle Speed Control · filed with NHTSA Oct 7, 2026 · ODI 11769698
The contact owns a 2024 Dodge Hornet. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. The accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended and the vehicle decelerated to 5 MPH. The vehicle was driven to a nearby parking lot and the engine seized.
2024 Dodge Hornet · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Oct 7, 2026 · ODI 11769621
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.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Dodge 0823523 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 0823523 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 0823523 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Dodge Hornet. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.