Service bulletin 68332810A

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	10191455
Published by NHTSA	2021-05-03
Manufacturer's number	68332810A
Manufacturer's date	2016-09-07
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

Cummins Equipped Vehicles ONLY - The replacement oil pan gasket can be a four piece gasket rather than a single piece gasket. This applies to Cummins 5.9L and 6.7L engines only.

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
DODGE RAM 1500	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM 2500	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM 3500	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM 4500	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM 5500	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM B250	1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM CLUB CAB	1998, 1999 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM CLUB CAB	2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM QUAD CAB	2001, 2002, 2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM SRT-10	2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM VAN	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
DODGE RAM VAN 2500	2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE RAM WAGON	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
redundant -DODGE RAM 1500	2012

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
08V641000	2008-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2002107	2002-07-06. Engine
1998187	1998-09-22. Engine
98V209000	1998-09-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
98V207000	1998-09-08. 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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