Just want to give a big thank you to
@Mpgrimm2 for all the info on upgrading radio software and to report my success to help any other Canadians
2014 Ram 1500 for Canadian market, radio is 14 RA3/VP3-CA.
Started today with v13.51.11, P/N 68224538AH
UConnect says no further updates, but after a trip to the dealership for laggy volume controls and mic not working after last service, found out that my software was behind by what they claimed was 4 versions and would need a full day of tech time.
Post #9 on this thread had my FW (if you hover over the link in the post, you will see "_NAFTA" at the end, so it works for -CA radios as well!) :
2014 RA3/VP3-NA (PN: 68224531Ax)
- v17.43.01 Fw Link (removes Dual Cam Support) and Update Directions Link
List of changes: TSB 08-068-18 My13_My14 17.43.01.pdf
MD5: C34A8C97BBF018ACA08E2D5DEAD9CABA
Updated using those two files, got me from 13.51.11 to 17.43.01, P/N was updated to 68224538AN
One note: I didn't get multiple prompts to update FW versions, it almost looked like it was failing a couple times at first (it would say loading part 5/14, say, and then say it needed to restart and start from 1/14 again, did this a couple times). I was looking to see how I could recover what I thought was my bricked radio, but then realized my blower was on and that those controls went through the radio ECU, so I shut that off (pressed "Off" on the fan speed dial), and once I did that, it completed all 14 parts and declared it was at 17.xx.xx. Coincidence or solution, I'm not sure.
Then it was this link from Post #3 of the thread you're in now (another post by Mpgrimm2 said that this is a broad update due to GPS sync bug):
- Ra3 VP3-NA My13-17 v18.45.01 Fw update Link. (official uC Update 1 11/1/19)
MD5: DB071D0E5598D0F1C80ED6E8082B3B10
That got me from 17.43.01 to 18.45.01, P/N still 68224538AN
So my advice for anyone looking to upgrade a Canadian unit: look for the "_NAFTA" in the FW file!
And thank you again to
@Mpgrimm2 for sharing your expertise!