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Service bulletin 180498

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 id600343
Published by NHTSA1998-05-11
Manufacturer's number180498
Manufacturer's date1998-02-13
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT ON ERRONEOUS MIL ILLUMINATION WITH HEX CODE $76, I/M FAILURE AND DRIVEABILITY IMPROVEMENTS. *YC

The document

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Components

Engine, Fuel system

Vehicles listed
CHRYSLER SEBRING1998
DODGE AVENGER1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19980901998-05-05. Engine

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