Service bulletin 021197
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 54165 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1998-03-30 |
| Manufacturer's number | 021197 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1997-11-28 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
NHTSA's summary
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING NOISE BEING HEARD IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. *YC
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
Suspension
| DODGE RAM | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
|---|---|
| DODGE RAM VAN | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 1999158 | 1999-08-27. Suspension |
|---|---|
| 99V214000 | 1999-08-09. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| DOR-F7R3P-11 | 2018-11-19. Service bulletin. This SKU is a front upper ball joint. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball joint assembly. Excessive friction in the ball joint assembly may cause a perceptible increase in steering effort. |
|---|---|
| 0200101 | 2001-04-12. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A SITUATION IN WHICH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SITS TOO HIGH TO ATTACH THEIR FIFTH WHEEL OR GOOSE NECK TRAILER TO THE TRAILER HITCH TURNABLE. *JB |
| 020400 | 2000-05-08. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A SQUEAKING / CLICKING NOISE FROM REAR LEAF SPRINGS. *TT |
| 020699A | 2000-02-24. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN MENTIONS THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING GREASE IS EVIDENT ON THE BEARING SEAL AREA. *TT |
| 021197 | 2000-01-06. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION. *NLM |
| 020397A | 2000-01-06. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR OF VEHICLE SITTING TOO LOW. *NLM |
| 020699 | 1999-11-03. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MAY INCORRECTLY BE DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY DUE TO THE EVIDENCE OF WHEEL BEARING GREASE ON THE BEARING SEAL AREAS. *TT |
| 021399 | 1999-10-15. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING SQUEAKING NOISE FROM REAR LEAF SPRINGS. *TT |
| 020699 | 1999-08-26. Service bulletin. SUBJECT ON THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING GREASE IS EVIDENT ON THE BEARING SEAL AREA. *TT |
| 020397 | 1997-11-13. Service bulletin. REAR OF VEHICLE IS TO LOW. *YC |