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Service bulletin 9002888

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 id10188656
Published by NHTSA2021-03-15
Manufacturer's number9002888
Manufacturer's date2013-04-17
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

When replacing the transmission pan: Replace 52118804 pan with 52118780AD pan AND 52118789 filter. The 52118780AD pan is 0.59" deeper than the 52118804 pan and requires the 52118789 filter.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
DODGE RAM 15001997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM 25001997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM 35001997 (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
99V1150001999-05-06. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
19970961997-05-07. Powertrain
97V0840001997-05-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

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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