# Service bulletin 250298

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: 602881
- Published by NHTSA: 1999\-01\-20
- Manufacturer's number: 250298
- Manufacturer's date: 1998\-10\-23
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING I/M \( INSPECTION MAINTENANCE \) TESTING \- OBD II "CARB" READINESS MONITOR INFORMATION. \*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, Exhaust and emissions

## Vehicles listed

- 1996 to 1998 CHRYSLER 300M
- 1999 CHRYSLER 300M
- 1996 to 1999 CHRYSLER CIRRUS
- 1996 to 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE
- 1996 to 1997 CHRYSLER LHS
- 1998 CHRYSLER LHS
- 1999 CHRYSLER LHS
- 1996 to 1997 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER
- 1998 to 1999 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER
- 1996 to 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING
- 1996 to 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
- 1998 to 1999 CHRYSLER VISION
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE AVENGER
- 1997 to 1999 DODGE CARAVAN
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE DAKOTA
- 1998 to 1999 DODGE DURANGO
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE INTREPID
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE RAM
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE RAM VAN
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE STRATUS
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE VIPER
- 1996 to 1999 DODGE WAGON
- 1996 to 1998 EAGLE TALON
- 1999 EAGLE TALON
- 1996 to 1997 EAGLE VISION
- 1996 to 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE
- 1996 to 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
- 1997 to 1999 JEEP WRANGLER
- 1996 to 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE
- 1995 to 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON
- 1997 PLYMOUTH PROWLER
- 1998 PLYMOUTH PROWLER
- 1999 PLYMOUTH PROWLER
- 1996 to 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2002128](/recalls/tc/2002128.md), 2002-07-10: Engine
- [2002107](/recalls/tc/2002107.md), 2002-07-06: Engine
- [2002074](/recalls/tc/2002074.md), 2002-04-17: Engine
- [2001052](/recalls/tc/2001052.md), 2001-03-08: Engine
- [1999092](/recalls/tc/1999092.md), 1999-05-18: Emissions
- [1999036](/recalls/tc/1999036.md), 1999-03-03: Emissions
- [1999033](/recalls/tc/1999033.md), 1999-03-03: Emissions
- [1999009](/recalls/tc/1999009.md), 1999-01-18: Emissions
- [1998227](/recalls/tc/1998227.md), 1998-11-20: Emissions
- [1998226](/recalls/tc/1998226.md), 1998-11-20: Emissions

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [68332810](/bulletins/10223854.md), 2022-10-17, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service \- Four Piece Oil Pan Gasket All 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. Installation: 1. Clean the oil pan T\-joints.\~ 2. Fill the T\-joint between the pan rail/gear housing and pan rail/rear seal retainer with sealant. Use Mopar® Silicone Rubber Adhesive Sealant or equivalent. 3. Apply a 2\-mm \[0.063\-in\] bead of Mopar Engine Sealant RTV Silicone Rubber Adhesive, to the oil pan flange.\~ 4. The four piece gasket will need to be assembled to make a complete oil pan gasket. 5. Lay the oil pan gasket\(s\) onto the oil pan flange.\~ 6. Ensure the oil pan gasket segment joints are properly aligned. 7. Apply a 2\-mm \[0.063\-in\] bead of Mopar Engine Sealant RTV Silicone Rubber Adhesive, to the top of the oil pan gasket.\~ 8. Install the oil pan. Starting from the center and working outward, tighten the oil pan bolts to 28 N·m \[21 ft. lbs.\].
- [R2118796A](/bulletins/10191460.md), 2021-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
- [68332810A](/bulletins/10191455.md), 2021-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 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.
- [9002688](/bulletins/10139009.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 68069384A$, R8069384A$, 68086182A$, R8027067A$, RL002012A$ \- Gasket, Cylinder Head Cover Before replacing injectors for Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0201, P0202, P0203, P0204, P0205, and/or P0206, please make sure that the wiring loom and/or connector in the valve cover gasket is not the root cause to your concern. In addition, make sure that the wiring attaching nuts are torqued to their proper value.\~
- [22](/bulletins/10020666.md), 2006-12-08, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. REPROGRAM PCM AND INSPECT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. \*KB
- [1100605](/bulletins/10018993.md), 2006-01-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. ILLUMINATED MIL AS THE RESULT OF A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC\) P0420 \- CATALYST EFFICIENCY, OR MAY HAVE FAILED A CALIFORNIA SMOG OR STATE I/M TEST BUT WITHOUT AN ILLUMINATED MIL, OR A RATTLING SOUND FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CATALYTIC CONVERTER EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. \*TT
- [0901004](/bulletins/10006452.md), 2004-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DIRT AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATION AT REAR MAIN SEAL. \*TT
- [2500102A](/bulletins/10006129.md), 2004-04-21, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATION, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC\) P0442, P0455, OR P0456 \- LEAK DETECTION PUMP \(LDP\), LEAK DETECTED. THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES 25\-001\-02 DATED FEB 11, 2002. \*TT
- [0900204](/bulletins/10005587.md), 2004-03-04, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SHORT DURATION COLD ENGINE START\-UP TICKING LIKE SOUND. THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO MARCH 31, 2003. \*MN
- [0900503](/bulletins/10005297.md), 2004-02-20, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SHORT DURATION COLD ENGINE START\-UP TICKING LIKE SOUND. \*TT

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