Dodge bulletin 18-087-24
What it says"Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customer may experience one or more of the following: Air Conditioning is inoperative when sensed ambient temperature is above 89°F (32°C). NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Dodge filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 12, 2024, received Dec 18, 2024, about the engine. 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.
Get the next Dodge Challenger bulletin by email Weekly, only when something new is filed. Nothing else; one-click unsubscribe.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication"Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customer may experience one or more of the following: ● Air Conditioning is inoperative when sensed ambient temperature is above 89°F (32°C). ● A/C stops blowing cold when the vehicle is stationary but resumes normal operation when the vehicle is in motion. This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. "
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-087-24 | Service bulletin | Dec 12, 2024 | 11011912 | PDF, 131 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19-06-LF | Module, Powertrain Control (PCM) - Reprogram | 0.3 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (2 pages), read Sep 30, 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.
Affiliate disclosure: some links on this page are affiliate links. If you request a quote or buy through them we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Nothing on this page changes because of it.
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.
Email me new Dodge bulletins for the Challenger
A weekly email, sent only in a week when Dodge files something new with NHTSA for the model you pick — service bulletins, campaigns, warranty extensions, over-the-air notices, every model year. Nothing else is sent; one-click unsubscribe in every message. Separate from recall alerts.
What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 43 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 4 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 group18 other manufacturer communications filed against the Dodge Challenger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C6C Combo Rev2 | Service campaign | Oct 23, 2026 | CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NORTH AMERICA Crankshaft Damper C6C The internal crankshaft vibration damper fasteners on about 345 of th… |
| C6C Combo REV1 | Service campaign | Sep 5, 2026 | Customer Satisfaction Notification C6C – Crankshaft Damper Dealer Notification |
| C6C | Service campaign | Sep 2, 2026 | Customer Satisfaction Notification C6C – Crankshaft Damper Dealer Notification |
| 112268 | Service campaign | May 18, 2026 | Customer Satisfaction Notification 69C – Vehicle Performance Enhancements - Dealer Notification |
| 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… |
| S2607000002 | Service bulletin | Feb 2, 2026 | Hemi Water Pump Coolant Leak Inspection |
| ID-25-14 REV.A | Warranty extension | Jan 21, 2026 | ID-25-14 Rev. A ALL Model Years 2019 - 2021 VF, DS, LA, LD and LX with a 3.6L Engine for Camshaft and/or Rocker Arm Replacements |
| 109621 | Warranty extension | Jan 21, 2026 | D-25-17 Rev. A ALL Model Years 2019 - 2021 VF, DS, LA, LD and LX with a 3.6L Engine for Camshaft and/or Rocker Arm Replacements |
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 18-087-24 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 18-087-24 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 18-087-24 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2023 Dodge Challenger. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.