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Service bulletin 02026

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10000830
Published by NHTSA2003-04-01
Manufacturer's number02026
Manufacturer's date2002-12-20
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

THE TRANSMISSION MAY OVERHEAT DUE TO A RESTRICTION IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER DRAIN BACK VALVE. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
DODGE DAKOTA2003
DODGE DURANGO2003
DODGE RAM2003
DODGE RAM VAN2003
DODGE RAM WAGON2003
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
05V4620002005-10-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
08030062007-03-23. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *KB
08015052005-04-26. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *SC
100232004-09-20. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION. SERVICE INFORMATION TUNEUPS. *TT
422004-04-06. Service bulletin. THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON CERTAIN TRUCKS MAY ALLOW WATER TO ENTER INTO THE CONNECTORS. WATER AND THE RESULTING CORROSION IN A PCM CONNECTOR CAN CAUSE THE SPEED CONTROL AND/OR TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE FUNCTION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO C42. *TT
442004-04-06. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NO. C44. TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ON CERTAIN VEHICLES CAN TRANSMIT HIGH PRESSURE PULSES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED AT HEAVY LOADS. *TT
21008032003-11-11. Service bulletin. HIGH SPEED GRUMBLE SOUND. *TT
2100503A2003-10-24. Service bulletin. DELAYED OR TEMPORARY LOSS OF TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT AFTER INITIAL START UP ON VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2004 PACIFICA, SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, SEBRING SEDAN, INTREPID AND 2003 SX2.0. *TT
21009032003-10-23. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEARDOWN PROCEDURE. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2004 RAM TRUCK, DURANGO, SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, CHEROKEE, VISION, NEON, AND VOYAGER. *TT *SC
21007032003-10-22. Service bulletin. NEW FASTENERS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE 42RLE TRANSMISSION FLUID WEEPAGE. *TT
2100603A2003-10-22. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION HARSH 4-3 DOWNSHIFT. *TT