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Service bulletin 977

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 id619512
Published by NHTSA2001-06-04
Manufacturer's number977
Manufacturer's date2001-04-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION TO CORRECT A STATEMENT IN THE VEHICLE'S OWNERS MANUAL. THIS STATEMENT INDICATES THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS INCORRECT.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
DODGE DAKOTA1996
DODGE RAM VAN1996
DODGE RAM WAGON1996

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

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