Ram bulletin 1806623
What it saysFlash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ram filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 24, 2023, received Jul 31, 2023, about the power train. It names 2 model years (2019). 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 NHTSA’s summary states it — build dates and equipment as the manufacturer filed them. The dealer checks the VIN and the build date on the door jamb; a vehicle outside the window is not covered by this bulletin.
Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)s have been set: ? **P061B-00 - Internal Control Module Torque Calculation Performance. ? P0299-00 - Turbocharger Underboost.** ? P0461-00 - Fuel Level Sensor 1 Performance. ? P0506 - Idle Control System RPM - Lower Than Expected. ? P20EE - NOx Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold. ? P1451-00 - Diesel Particulate Filter System Performance. ? P242F-00 - Diesel Particulate Filter Restriction - Ash Accumulation. ? P2463-00 - Diesel Particulate Filter Restriction - Soot Accumulation Bank 1. ? P026B - Injection Timing Performance. ? P0607-00 - ECU Internal Performance. ? P20E8-00 - Reductant Pressure Too Low. ? P0301-00 - Cylinder 1 Misfire. ? P0302-00 - Cylinder 2 Misfire. ? P0303-00 - Cylinder 3 Misfire. ? P0304-00 - Cylinder 4 Misfire. ? P0305-00 - Cylinder 5 Misfire. ? P0306-00 - Cylinder 6 Misfire. ? P1C54-00 - SCR NOx Catalyst Missing. ? P2706-00 - MS Solenoid Circuit (68RFE Only). ? P1D73-00 - AGS Performance. ? P0421-00 - Catalyst 1 Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1. ? P24A5-00 - EGR Cooler Bypass Bank 1 Control Stuck. ? P21C4-00 - Reductant Line Heater Relay Control Circuit High. ? P2560-00 - Engine Coolant Level Low. ? P2201-00 - Aftertreatment NOX Sensor Circuit Performance - Bank 1 Sensor 1. ? P0604-00 - Internal Control Module Ram. ? P0607-00 - ECU Internal Performance. ? P0868-00 - Line Pressure Low (Module, Powertrain Control (PCM), (68RFE Only). ? P0740-00 - TCC Out Of Range. ? P218F-00 - Reductant No Flow Detected. ? P226C - Turbocharger Boost Control ?A? Slow Response (In extreme cold ambient temperatures). ? P061A - Level 2 Torque Performance. ? P061E - Internal Control Module Brake Signal Performance. ? P062C - Etc Level 2 Mph Performance. ? P203F
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806623 | Service bulletin | May 24, 2023 | 10239975 | 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.
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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 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 332 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 97 of them name Electrical System, 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.
On the 2019 Ram 2500, the 13 owners who gave an odometer reading for Electrical System reported it at a median of 9,500 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
While in motion on highways and city streets, the uconnect 4c nav system will freeze, reboot or malfunction preventing control of the stereo volume (cannot turn down or off), prevent management of towing settings, disables controls for seat and steering wheel heating (cannot turn off or change preferences), obstructs bluetooth call…
2019 Ram 2500 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Mar 2, 2020 · ODI 11315605
This surging can cause a loss of control in winter conditions (snow/ice). Additional EPA concern being the engine light stays on which hides any emissions equipment failures. To date chrysler has not been able to provide an eta for the needed engine control software fix needed
2019 Ram 3500 · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Sep 11, 2020 · ODI 11354428
Transmission intermittently drops out of gear. Most of the time this is when in reverse and moving backwards. All of a sudden you realize you are no longer moving backwards and in some cases rolling forward.
2019 Ram 2500 · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Apr 23, 2020 · ODI 11322026
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 group65 other manufacturer communications filed against these Ram models 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114739 | Service bulletin | Sep 24, 2026 | TRANSMISSION KIT - WITH TORQUE CONVERTER |
| 08-302-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 1, 2026 | Flash: Electronic Shift Module (ESM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must… |
| 18-067-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 14, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle mus… |
| 18-066-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 8, 2026 | Seed Request Denied During Technicians may experience the following: SYMPTOM: ● The scan tool displays the message "Seed Request denied" whe… |
| 9100841 | Service bulletin | Jun 25, 2026 | HD Front and Rear Prop Shafts Increase U-Joint Usage If customer concern diagnosis leads to suspect u-joint issue or failure with the prop s… |
| 18-002-26 REV. B | Service bulletin | Jun 24, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may… |
| 21-039-26 | Service bulletin | May 8, 2026 | Replace K1 Clutch / Input Shaft Assembly Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhi… |
| 21-029-26 REV. A | Service bulletin | May 1, 2026 | Flash: Transmission Control Module (TCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle m… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ram 1806623 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 1806623 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 1806623 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2019 Ram 2500, 2019 Ram 3500. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.