# Service bulletin 0004

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: 610648
- Published by NHTSA: 2000\-05\-09
- Manufacturer's number: 0004
- Manufacturer's date: 2000\-02\-03
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

ADVANCE SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADDITION OF THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP SYSTEM ON ALL FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GASOLINE ENGINES. OTHER CHANGES INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE HIGH OUTPUT 5.9L CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE PACKAGE AND CHANGES TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE HEATER AND A/C SYSTEM. \*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

- 2001 DODGE RAM

## 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.\~
- [07](/bulletins/10016905.md), 2005-10-15, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EMISSIONS RECALL E07\-CANISTER PURGE HOSES. THE CANISTER PURGE HOSES ON ABOUT 7,800 OF THE ABOVE VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS OVER TIME AND RELEASE EVAPORATIVE HYDROCARBON \(HC\) WHICH COULD EXCEED FEDERAL EMISSION STANDARDS. \*SC
- [0900904](/bulletins/10006453.md), 2004-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VACUUM PUMP SERVICE. \*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
- [1802102](/bulletins/635715.md), 2002-10-30, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AFTER A COLD START UP. \*TT

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