Ram bulletin 18-013-26
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 ↓
Ram filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Feb 2, 2026, received Feb 12, 2026, about the engine. It names 1 model year (2025). 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): ● **P20CF - 00 Exhaust After treatment Fuel Injector "A" Stuck Open. ● P20DB - 00 Exhaust After treatment Fuel Supply Control Stuck Open. ● U0109 - 00 Lost Communication With Fuel Pump Control Module. ● P1451 - 00 Diesel Particulate Filter System Performance. ● P2463 - 00 Diesel Particulate Filter Restriction - Soot Accumulation Bank 1. ● P2459 - 00 Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration Too Frequent.** ● P0263 - 00 Cylinder 1 Contribution/balance. ● P0266 - 00 Cylinder 2 Contribution-balance. ● P0269 - 00 Cylinder 3 Contribution/balance. ● P0272 - 00 Cylinder 4 Contribution/balance. ● P0275 - 00 Cylinder 5 Contribution/balance. ● P0278 - 00 Cylinder 6 Contribution/balance. ● P026B - 00 Injection Timing Performance. ● P020A - 00 Cylinder 1 Injection Timing. ● P020B - 00 Cylinder 2 Injection Timing. ● P020C - 00 Cylinder 3 Injection Timing. ● P020D - 00 Cylinder 4 Injection Timing. ● P020E - 00 Cylinder 5 Injection Timing. ● P020F - 00 Cylinder 6 Injection Timing. ● P06B9 - 00 Cylinder 1 Glow Plug Circuit Performance. ● P06BA - 00 Cylinder 2 Glow Plug Circuit Performance. ● P06BB - 00 Cylinder 3 Glow Plug Circuit Performance. ● P06BC - 00 Cylinder 4 Glow Plug Circuit Performance. ● P06BD - 00 Cylinder 5 Glow Plug Circuit Performance. ● P06BE - 00 Cylinder 6 Glow Plug Circuit Performance. ● P0072 - 00 Ambient Air Temperature Sensor Circuit "A" Low. ● P0087 - 00 Fuel Rail Pressure Too Low. ● P2540 - 00 Low Pressure Fuel System Sensor Circuit Range/Performance. ● P2543 - 00 Low Pressure Fuel System Sensor Circuit Intermittent. ● P0100 - 00 Mass Or Volume Air Flow Sensor "A" Circuit. B18 FSAR-TSB-6871 -2- ● P203F - 00 Reductant Level Too Low. ● P0423 - 00 Heated Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1. ● P20EE - 00 SCR NOX Catalyst Efficiency Belo
Trouble codes it names: P20CF P20DB P0300 P0315 P032F P1451 P208B P2509 6 of 8 read from the document itself
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-013-26 | Service bulletin | Feb 2, 2026 | 11028764 |
What the document itself lists
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19-04-TQ | Module, Engine Control (ECM) - Inspect Software Level (0 - Introduction) 10 - Diesel | 0.2 hrs |
| 18-19-04-TT | Module, Engine Control (ECM) - Inspect and Reprogram (0 - Introduction) 10 - Diesel | 0.3 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 pages), read Sep 29, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Ram’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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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 62 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 47 of them name Electrical System, 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.
Check engine light consistently comes on with codes p0263, p0272, p0266 for contribution balance codes for cylinders 1, 2, 4 & 5. Truck runs rough. Dealership says it’s a 5-8 week process to test and get injectors into replace if that’s the issue.
2025 Ram 2500 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Feb 4, 2026
While driving in 4x4 on a snow covered road, the truck simultaneously got a check engine light as well as several other error messages to include service required to the emergency braking and the trailer brake controller.
2025 Ram 2500 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jan 22, 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 engine
Source: same model, same component group57 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ram 2500 under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ram list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-004-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 23, 2026 | Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) Sensor Water Intrusion ’s VIN MUST be listed in VIP or your RSU VIN list. NOTE: This bulletin applies to ● The… |
| 07-006-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 1, 2026 | Engine Overheat Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Vehicle overheating. ● Temperature gauge is reading hot. ● Overheat symbo… |
| 114255 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | RADIATOR - ENGINE COOLING |
| 114254 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | RADIATOR - ENGINE COOLING |
| 9100882 | Service bulletin | Aug 17, 2026 | PULLEY Fan If replacing 68209745AA, also replace 68723388AA, 05086958AB, and 68000833AD. Retain bolts, mark each with its original location… |
| 18-038-26 REV. A | Service bulletin | Jul 29, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle exh… |
| 113744 | Service bulletin | Jul 29, 2026 | SENSOR - TURBOCHARGER SPEED |
| 18-025-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 9, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle mus… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ram 18-013-26 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 18-013-26 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 18-013-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2025 Ram 2500. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.