Dodge bulletin 18-039-26
What it saysFlash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Dodge filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 21, 2026, received Mar 25, 2026, about the engine — 2 documents under this number. It names 1 model year (2023). 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: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0300-00 - Multiple Cylinder Misfire - in Active or Stored status set during engine warm up period. ● P0301-00 - Cylinder 1 Misfire - in Active or Stored status set during engine warm up period. ● P0302-00 - Cylinder 2 Misfire - in Active or Stored status set during engine warm up period. ● P0303-00 - Cylinder 3 Misfire - in Active or Stored status set during engine warm up period. ● P0304-00 - Cylinder 4 Misfire -in Active or Stored status set during engine warm up period. ● P0305-00 - Cylinder 5 Misfire - in Active or Stored status set during engine warm up period. ● P0306-00 - Cylinder 6 Misfire - in Active or Stored status set during engine warm up period. Customers may also experience the following: ● A noticeable engine misfire, rough idle and/or noise (in the valvetrain). This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-039-26 | Service bulletin | Mar 21, 2026 | 11030249 | |
| 18-039-26 | Service bulletin | Mar 21, 2026 | 11030224 |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19-06-KR | Module, Powertrain Control (PCM) - Reprogram | 0.3 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (2 pages), read Sep 29, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Dodge’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 38 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 6 of them name Engine — 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.
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 group43 other manufacturer communications filed against the Dodge Durango under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Dodge list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115228 | Service bulletin | Oct 15, 2026 | HOSE AND TUBE - HEATER SUPPLY AND RETURN |
| 115227 | Service bulletin | Oct 15, 2026 | HOSE AND TUBE - HEATER SUPPLY AND RETURN |
| S2609000006 | Service bulletin | Sep 29, 2026 | P000B Bank 1 Cam 2 Position Slow Response - Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) - Check Engine Light (CEL) |
| 9100898 | Service bulletin | Sep 8, 2026 | Engine PNs: MY 24-26 WD/DT (5.7L) Code P00B is being misdiagnosed and incorrect parts are being installed causing over repair. Refer to SOL… |
| 112192 | Service bulletin | May 19, 2026 | COOLER - ENGINE OIL |
| 112191 | Service bulletin | May 19, 2026 | COOLER - ENGINE OIL |
| 111406 | Service bulletin | Apr 8, 2026 | COVER - CYLINDER HEAD |
| 111405 | Service bulletin | Apr 8, 2026 | COVER - CYLINDER HEAD |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Dodge, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Dodge 18-039-26 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 18-039-26 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 18-039-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2023 Dodge Durango. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.