Ram bulletin 18-071-24 REV. A
What it says"Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ram filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 1, 2024, received Sep 25, 2024, about the power train — 3 documents under this number: 18-071-24 REV. B, 18-071-24 and 1 more. 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 communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
"Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P0325 - Knock/Combustion Vibration Sensor 1 Circuit. ● P0330 - Knock/Combustion Vibration Sensor 2 Circuit. ● P032A - Knock-Combustion Vibration Sensor C Circuit.** ● P018B - Fuel Pressure Sensor ""B"" Circuit Range/performance. ● P2AF6 - Starter Relay 3 Stuck Off. ● P1CEA - Boost Side EVAP Purge System Performance. ● U0104 - Lost Communication With Cruise Control Module and U0405 - Invalid Data Received From Cruise Control Module may also be set. This software flash will allow these permanent fault codes to naturally clear. NOTE: If the software update is not completed, customers may have issues with registering vehicle in states with inspections due to the MIL being on (Only an issue if U0104/U0405 have set in life of vehicle). Other software improvements: ● Improvements related to fault codes P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305 and P0306 for cold start catalyst heating misfire. This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM and Ignition System Control Module (ISCM) and the with the latest available software"
Trouble codes it names: P0300 P0301 P0302 P0303 P0304 P0305 P0306 P0325 P0330 U0104 U0405
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-071-24 REV. B | Service bulletin | Nov 1, 2024 | 11010256 | PDF, 138 KB |
| 18-071-24 REV. A | Service bulletin | Oct 8, 2024 | 11008909 | PDF, 138 KB |
| 18-071-24 | Service bulletin | Sep 21, 2024 | 11008018 | PDF, 136 KB |
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 356 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 125 of them name Engine, Power Train — 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.
Secondary water pump failure with coolant line leak causing engine to rapidly run out of coolant
2025 Ram 1500 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Jan 28, 2025
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 power train
Source: same model, same component group70 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ram 1500 under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ram list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21-062-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | Transmission Rattle Customers may comment on the following: SYMPTOM: ● Rattle noise coming from the transmission. This bulletin involves ins… |
| 18-071-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 22, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle mus… |
| 21-057-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 9, 2026 | Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates Customers may comment on one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● Harsh or slipping feeling… |
| 21-056-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 9, 2026 | Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates Customers may comment on one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● **Harsh or slipping feeli… |
| 21-055-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 9, 2026 | Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates Customers may comment on one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● Harsh or slipping feeling… |
| 21-054-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 9, 2026 | Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates Customers may comment on one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● Harsh or slipping feeling… |
| 112748 | Service bulletin | Jun 11, 2026 | SHIFTER - TRANSMISSION |
| 112747 | Service bulletin | Jun 11, 2026 | SHIFTER - TRANSMISSION |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ram 18-071-24 REV. A 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 18-071-24 REV. A 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 18-071-24 REV. A cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2025 Ram 1500. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: built before 4 Oct 2024 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.