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Service bulletin 181899

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id607620
Published by NHTSA1999-09-30
Manufacturer's number181899
Manufacturer's date1999-08-13
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

CONDITIONS WITH ENGINE ROUGHNESS / MISFIRE USUALLY ONLY APPARENT ON INITIAL COLD ENGINE START. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
DODGE NEON1997, 1998, 1999
PLYMOUTH NEON1997, 1998, 1999

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

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