# Service bulletin 181199

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: 607352
- Published by NHTSA: 1999\-09\-21
- Manufacturer's number: 181199
- Manufacturer's date: 1999\-05\-28
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

## NHTSA's summary

EXPERIENCING SLOW ACCELERATION OR LACK OF POWER WHILE TOWING OR HAULING A HEAVY LOAD. \*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

Engine

## Vehicles listed

- 1998 to 1999 DODGE RAM

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [1998187](/recalls/tc/1998187.md), 1998-09-22: Engine
- [98V209000](/recalls/nhtsa/98V209000.md), 1998-09-08: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
- [98V207000](/recalls/nhtsa/98V207000.md), 1998-09-08: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

## 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.\~
- [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
- [1803003A](/bulletins/10004538.md), 2003-12-18, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GENERIC CUMMINS ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(PCM\) PROCEDURE. \*TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACED 18\-030\-03. \*TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACED 18\-030\-03A DATED 10/17/03. TO ALSO INCLUDE 2005 RAM TRUCK. \*TT
- [1803003](/bulletins/10003544.md), 2003-10-23, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GENERIC CUMMINS ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(PCM\) PROCEDURE. \*TT
- [0900802](/bulletins/10000308.md), 2003-02-22, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE KNOCK OR RATTLE SOUND WHEN CLIMBING A LONG GRADE AND TOWING A HEAVY TRAILER. \*TT
- [0900202](/bulletins/633990.md), 2002-09-26, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING CRANKCASE BREATHER OVERFLOW. \*SLC
- [1800602C](/bulletins/633970.md), 2002-09-26, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING FLASH: SURGE \(BEAMING\), LACK OF POWER IN 3RD GEAR, AND NO 3/4 UPSHIFT AFTER 4/3 DOWNSHIFT. \*SLC

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