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Service bulletin R4880213A$

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 id10080209
Published by NHTSA2016-09-15
Manufacturer's numberR4880213A$
Manufacturer's date2016-06-15
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

NHTSA's summary

"SHAFT - AXLE HALF NOTE: THE JOINT BETWEEN THE SPLINES ON THE HALFSHAFT AND THE HUB AND BEARING IS AN INTERFERENCE FIT. THE HALFSHAFT NUT IS TO BE USED TO DRAW THE HUB AND BEARING ONTO THE HALFSHAFT SPLINES. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE IF HUB AND BEARING IS ALSO BEING REPLACED"

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Axle

Vehicles listed
CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
DODGE CARAVAN2008 to 2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V4610002016-06-24. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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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