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Service bulletin 181397

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id54381
Published by NHTSA1998-04-07
Manufacturer's number181397
Manufacturer's date1997-03-14
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

EXHIBITING AN IDLE FLUCTUATION FOLLOWING A COLD ENGINE START. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
DODGE DAKOTA1997

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

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