P0573: owner reports and bulletins

Powertrain (generic, all makes). We haven't written the explanation for this code yet. Below is what owners and manufacturers have filed with NHTSA.

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What owners report to NHTSA

2 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0573, 1 of them since 2015, across 2 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: electrical system.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0573

25 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0573, from 3 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • JEEP COMPASS (2018), bulletin 10181593: Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further inves…
  • CHRYSLER 300 (2018), bulletin 10221491: Flash: Powertrain Diagnostic and System Improvements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL…
  • DODGE CHARGER (2018), bulletin 10221491: Flash: Powertrain Diagnostic and System Improvements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL…
  • DODGE CHALLENGER (2015), bulletin 10080067: "FLASH: DIAGNOSTIC AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE. CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION. UPON FU…
  • JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (2014), bulletin 10136961: Flash: MIL Illumination P0300- Multiple Cylinder Misfire and/or P0573- Brake Switch 1 Stuck Off This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with new software. A small …
  • DODGE DURANGO (2014), bulletin 10136961: Flash: MIL Illumination P0300- Multiple Cylinder Misfire and/or P0573- Brake Switch 1 Stuck Off This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with new software. A small …

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.