Service bulletin J-04

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	10028833
Published by NHTSA	2009-06-02
Manufacturer's number	J-04
Manufacturer's date	2009-03-01
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

DODGE SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A NON APPLICABLE VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION (VECI) LABEL WAS INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED. 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 1500	2009 (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
09V158000	2009-05-08. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2008401	2008-11-07. Label

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