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Service bulletin 210899

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 id604975
Published by NHTSA1999-05-21
Manufacturer's number210899
Manufacturer's date1999-04-30
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES EXHIBITING BUZZ, WHINING, OR MOANING LIKE NOISE FROM COLD TRANSMISSION WHEN REVERSE GEAR IS SELECTED. *TT

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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
DODGE DAKOTA1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
DODGE DURANGO1998, 1999
DODGE RAM1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
DODGE RAM VAN1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
JEEP CHEROKEE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
JEEP WRANGLER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
02V0530002002-02-15. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
97V0840001997-05-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
08030062007-03-23. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *KB
06012006-02-23. Service bulletin. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARRANTY COVERAGE CUSTOMER REMINDER LETTER. *TT
08015052005-04-26. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *SC
21009032003-10-23. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEARDOWN PROCEDURE. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2004 RAM TRUCK, DURANGO, SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, CHEROKEE, VISION, NEON, AND VOYAGER. *TT *SC
072003-04-15. Service bulletin. RECOMMENDED STEPS TO CONFIRM THE SAFE AND PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARK POSITION ON THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TT
21002022002-10-30. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISION IN DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND LABOR OPERATION TIMES FOR RE TRANSMISSIONS. *TT
21006012001-10-03. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE ATF+4. *TT *MJ
8822001-04-13. Service bulletin. EMISSION RECALL TO REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE - ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM MAY NOT RESET THE READINESS CODES. *JB
2108002000-11-30. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A DELAYED TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT (LOCK-UP). THIS CONDITION MAY ILLUMINATE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1740 - TCC OR O/D SOLENOID PERFORMANCE. *TT
2109002000-11-30. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING 45RFE TRANSMISSION QUALITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE 1-2, 2-3, AND 4-3 SHIFTS. *TT