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Service bulletin 082197

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 id6088803
Published by NHTSA2000-01-07
Manufacturer's number082197
Manufacturer's date1997-05-23
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION REGARDING NO START - ENGIN FAILED TO CRANK. *NLM

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

Electrical system, Ignition

Vehicles listed
DODGE DAKOTA1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
DODGE RAM1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
DODGE RAM VAN1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
DODGE RAM WAGON1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
00V1350002000-05-10. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

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
1848981999-02-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING IGNITION SYSTEM CROSS FIRE/ SECONDARY IGNITION WIRE INDUCTION. *AK
1821981998-08-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE CAUTION ON POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE ( PCM ). *YC
181397A1997-08-14. Service bulletin. COLD ENGINE IDLE FLUCTUATION. *TW
1821971997-08-14. Service bulletin. COLD SAG/HESITATION. *TW
0801971997-06-27. Service bulletin. JTEC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR REPAIR PACKAGES. *JD
CH180995A1995-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE MISS AND/OR ROUGH IDLE. *TW
CH1811951995-11-01. Service bulletin. SURGE BETWEEN 41 AND 54 MPH. *TW
1809951995-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE MISS AND/OR ROUGH IDLE. *TW
2417941995-01-13. Service bulletin. PCM NOT PROPERLY DISENGAGING A/C CLUTCH VIA THE RELAY ALSO THE PCM MAY NOT ENERGIZE THE A/C CLUTCH RELAY. *TW