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Service bulletin 180500G

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 id616722
Published by NHTSA2001-03-08
Manufacturer's number180500G
Manufacturer's date2000-12-01
Replaces180500F
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LIGHT TO MODERATE SPARK KNOCK CONDITION DURING ACCELERATION (UNDER 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
DODGE DAKOTA1998
DODGE DURANGO1998
DODGE RAM1998
DODGE RAM VAN1998
JEEP CHEROKEE1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20021072002-07-06. Engine
19981871998-09-22. Engine
98V2090001998-09-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
98V2070001998-09-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

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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