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Service bulletin 182398

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id602323
Published by NHTSA1998-10-26
Manufacturer's number182398
Manufacturer's date1998-07-17
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLE SAGS/HESITATES/ STUMBLES AFTER A COLD START IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OF -7 TO 30 C (20-86 F). THIS CONDITION MAY PERSIST UP TO A MINUTE. *AK

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
PLYMOUTH NEON1998

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