Ram bulletin 08-168-26
What it saysFlash: Battery Pack Control Module (BPCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ram filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 21, 2026, received Apr 29, 2026, about the electrical system. 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: Battery Pack Control Module (BPCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician must find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: ● P0D08-00 - Hybrid/EV Battery Positive Contactor A Stuck Closed. ● U0412-00 - Invalid Data Received From Battery Energy Control Module "A". Customers may also experience one of more of the following: ● The Service Lamp is illuminated in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). ● The vehicle will not enable This bulletin involves reprogramming the BPCM with the latest available software.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-168-26 | Service bulletin | Apr 21, 2026 | 11031663 | 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 12 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 4 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 vehicle experienced a thermal event that was caused by a defective fan motor. The vehicle has been inspected by stellantis and a third party investigator. Report attached
2024 Ram ProMaster · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jun 2, 2026
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 group41 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ram ProMaster under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ram list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHERDOC_184 | Other | Sep 8, 2026 | Radio Over The Air Update to U43.17 R1H Software Version (FOTA) - Navigation Stability - Android Auto & Carplay stability & connectivity - D… |
| S268A000014 | Service bulletin | Jun 17, 2026 | Radio/ETM is Adding Approximately 27mA Draw to Vehicle When in Logistics Mode |
| S2408000018 REV. A | Service bulletin | May 29, 2026 | New Key Will Not Program, 0x22 Scan Tool Error |
| 111834 | Service bulletin | May 13, 2026 | SENSOR – KNOCK |
| 111833 | Service bulletin | May 13, 2026 | SENSOR – KNOCK |
| 08-207-26 | Service bulletin | May 6, 2026 | Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Flicker Turn By Turn The customer may experience flickering on their Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) when the… |
| 08-202-26 | Service bulletin | May 5, 2026 | Flash: Electronic Vehicle Control Unit (EVCU) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehic… |
| 08-201-26 | Service bulletin | May 5, 2026 | Flash: Electronic Vehicle Control Unit (EVCU) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehic… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ram 08-168-26 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 08-168-26 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.
Which vehicles does 08-168-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Ram ProMaster. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.