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Service bulletin D-13-31

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10068590
Published by NHTSA2016-06-02
Manufacturer's numberD-13-31
Manufacturer's date2013-07-31
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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
RAM 35002013
RAM 45002013
RAM 55002013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
17V8210002017-12-20. 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
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21-025-162017-11-03. Service bulletin. Transmission Torque Converter Replacement After Drone Noise Verification This bulletin involves test driving the vehicle to listen for audible ?drone? noise at approximately 2,000 RPM. If drone noise is verified, normal torque converter replacement should be performed. The customer may describe a ?heavy droning noise? coming from the vehicle at an engine speed range of 1,800 RPM to 2,000 RPM with mid to deep throttle applied.
18-001-142016-04-26. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
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