Service bulletin H-31

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10026738
Published by NHTSA	2008-12-11
Manufacturer's number	H-31
Manufacturer's date	2008-10-01
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

NHTSA's summary

DODGE SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. AN INCORRECT VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION (VECI) LABEL WAS INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED ON ABOUT 60 OF THE TRUCK CAB AND CHASSIS. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories, Exhaust and emissions, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
DODGE RAM 3500	2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
09V434000	2009-11-13. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
08V641000	2008-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

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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