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Service bulletin 180200

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 id609989
Published by NHTSA2000-04-12
Manufacturer's number180200
Manufacturer's date2000-02-04
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH THE PCV VALVE FREEZING UNDER EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS. *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
CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
DODGE CARAVAN1996 to 2000
PLYMOUTH VOYAGER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
96V0060001996-01-11. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
19960091996-01-10. Engine

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

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