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Service bulletins for the 1997 Dodge Dakota

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.

107 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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2350981999-01-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONDITIONS WITH REAR BOX TIE DOWN BRACKET ATTACHMENT BOLTS ARE RUSTED. *YC
0705981998-11-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. EXPERIENCING ENGINE COOLING FAN NOISES. *YC
1107981998-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE OUTER EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS MAY FATIGUE AND BREAK. *YC
1824981998-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT LIGHT SPARK KNOCK WITH A WARM ENGINE UNDER LOAD. *YC
0304981998-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT. CONDITION WITH TWO-PIECE PROPSHAFT BOOT BEING TORN. *YC
08!7981998-10-26. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY. DISCUSSION ON AIRBAG ON- OFF SWITCHES FOR SELECTED VEHICLES *AK
0204981998-08-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. LOWER BALL JOINT SERVICE INFORMATION. *AK
1403981998-08-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT ON FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE ADAPTER USAGE. *YC
2324981998-08-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE UPPER INERTITIA LATCH COVER ON DRIVER'S SIDE HINGE IS BROKEN. *AK
0829981998-08-10. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. GRINDING/CREAKING NOISE HEARD WHEN FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED. *AK
0817981998-06-09. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING AIRBAG ON-OFF SWITCHES. *AK
1819981998-06-05. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE BUCKING DURING WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT) ACCELERATION. *YC
2365971998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. A LOUD POPPING NOISE IS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAB AS THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ONTO A STEEP INCLINE SUCH AS A DRIVEWAY APPROACH. *YC
1810981998-05-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CONDITION WITH GASOLINE ENGINES WILL NOT ILLUMINATE THE MIL PROPERLY WHEN MISFIRE IS DETECTED. *YC
9709260827971998-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THE CD PLAYER MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND WILL NOT ACCEPT THE CD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSERT THE DISK INTO THE RADIO. *YC
9709190832971998-04-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. *YC
1813971998-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING AN IDLE FLUCTUATION FOLLOWING A COLD ENGINE START. *YC
0839971998-03-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. CONDITION WITH KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) TRANSMITTER BATTERIES DISCHARGE PREMATURELY. *YC
0821971997-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. WHEN VEHICLES IN THE START POSITION, ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK OVER. *YC
9705020818971997-11-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CONDITIONS OF CLICKING OR TAPPING NOISE WHEN THE SPREED CONTROL IS ENGAGED. *YC
0703971997-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. VARIOUS CAR OWNER'S HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN USING ENGINE COOLANTS MADE WITH PROPYLENE GLYCOL INSTEAD OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. *YC
0818971997-11-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. CLICKING AND TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *YC
0907971997-08-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TIMING CHAIN NOISE. *TW
181397A1997-08-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. COLD ENGINE IDLE FLUCTUATION. *TW
2306971997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. HINGE BEZEL ON FRONT SEAT CENTER CONSOLE/ARMREST BROKEN. *TW

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.