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P0740 on Dodge vehicles A fault in the torque converter clutch circuit

P0740 is named on 34 Dodge model years (2016–2022): 74 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Journey, Challenger, Charger, Dart, Durango and 2 more.

Powertrain 34 model years 74 manufacturer filings

Which Dodge model years name P0740

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2020 Dodge JourneyPower Train9—
2019 Dodge JourneyPower Train9—
2018 Dodge JourneyParking Brake9—
2017 Dodge JourneyPower Train9—
2016 Dodge JourneyPower Train9—
2022 Dodge ChallengerPower Train1—
2022 Dodge ChargerPower Train1—
2022 Dodge DurangoPower Train1—
2021 Dodge ChallengerPower Train1—
2021 Dodge ChargerPower Train1—
2021 Dodge DurangoPower Train1—
2020 Dodge ChallengerPower Train1—
2020 Dodge ChargerPower Train1—
2020 Dodge DurangoPower Train1—
2020 Dodge Grand CaravanPower Train1—
2019 Dodge ChallengerPower Train1—
2019 Dodge ChargerPower Train1—
2019 Dodge DurangoPower Train1—
2019 Dodge Grand CaravanPower Train1—
2018 Dodge ChallengerPower Train1—
2018 Dodge ChargerPower Train1—
2018 Dodge DurangoPower Train1—
2018 Dodge Grand CaravanPower Train1—
2017 Dodge ChallengerPower Train1—
2017 Dodge ChargerPower Train1—
2017 Dodge DurangoPower Train1—
2017 Dodge Grand CaravanPower Train1—
2017 Dodge ViperPower Train1—
2016 Dodge ChallengerPower Train1—
2016 Dodge ChargerPower Train1—
2016 Dodge DartPower Train1—
2016 Dodge DurangoPower Train1—
2016 Dodge Grand CaravanPower Train1—
2016 Dodge ViperPower Train1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Power Train 48 Structure 14 Parking Brake 9 Engine 1
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Dodge filings that name P0740

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Dodge filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0740. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0740 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

A fault in the torque converter clutch circuit.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Dodge and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0740 a known problem on Dodge vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 74 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0740 on 34 Dodge model years (2016–2022). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Dodge models does P0740 appear on most?

2020 Journey (9 documents), 2019 Journey (9 documents), 2018 Journey (9 documents).

Does P0740 on a Dodge mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.