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Service bulletin 1800302

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id629146
Published by NHTSA2002-03-27
Manufacturer's number1800302
Manufacturer's date2002-01-21
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGH IDLE AFTER COLD START UP, SAG OR HESITATION AFTER COLD START, WARM IDLE INSTABILITY, AND SPARK KNOCK. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
DODGE DAKOTA2001

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