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Service bulletin 1800103A

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 id10002280
Published by NHTSA2003-08-20
Manufacturer's number1800103A
Manufacturer's date2003-03-28
Replaces1800103
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHILE CLIMBING A GRADE. UPDATE TO TRANSMISSION CALIBRATIONS.

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

Vehicles listed
DODGE DAKOTA2002, 2003

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
07V5550002007-12-04. 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.

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