RAM
18-038-26 REV. A
Manufacturer communications
- Publication date
- 2026-07-29
- Received by NHTSA
- 2026-08-06
- NHTSA record numbers
- 11035974
Manufacturer summary
Original wording in English
Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle exhibit/set SYMPTOM: one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs):
• P219A - Bank 1 Air-Fuel Ratio Imbalance.
• P219B - Bank 2 Air-fuel Ratio Imbalance.
• P032F - Combustion Engine Producing Insufficient Torque. NOTE: This revision has an updated and more effective fix for DTC P219B than the prior version. Customers may experience one or more of the following:
• **Power Take Off (PTO) may cancel during engagement with high PTO loads.**
• Engine speed surging, unstable, hunting, or oscillating while coasting at low vehicle speeds.
• Stationary Idle PTO feature is not activating when the user configuration is selected to require parking brake be set (DD/DP Only).
• PTO not auto-resuming after hard-wired remote start (DD/DP Only).
• Driveline clunk or bump when coasting to a stop in cruise control mode.
• Engine idle undershoot or delayed response with power steering input. In addition, the following software enhancement(s) is available:
• Increase the duration that PTO related messages are displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) (DD/DP Only). This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
• P219A - Bank 1 Air-Fuel Ratio Imbalance.
• P219B - Bank 2 Air-fuel Ratio Imbalance.
• P032F - Combustion Engine Producing Insufficient Torque. NOTE: This revision has an updated and more effective fix for DTC P219B than the prior version. Customers may experience one or more of the following:
• **Power Take Off (PTO) may cancel during engagement with high PTO loads.**
• Engine speed surging, unstable, hunting, or oscillating while coasting at low vehicle speeds.
• Stationary Idle PTO feature is not activating when the user configuration is selected to require parking brake be set (DD/DP Only).
• PTO not auto-resuming after hard-wired remote start (DD/DP Only).
• Driveline clunk or bump when coasting to a stop in cruise control mode.
• Engine idle undershoot or delayed response with power steering input. In addition, the following software enhancement(s) is available:
• Increase the duration that PTO related messages are displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) (DD/DP Only). This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
Reported code forms
Manufacturer wording
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Ram
P032FCombustion Engine Producing Insufficient TorqueRam
P219ABank 1 Air-Fuel Ratio ImbalanceRam
P219BBank 2 Air-fuel Ratio ImbalanceCheck vehicle applicability
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