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Service bulletins for the 2010 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.

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

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18-066-162016-09-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "FLASH: POWERTRAIN DIAGNOSTIC AND SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE. ILLUMINATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): MIL ILLUMINATION · P2096 - DOWNSTREAM FUEL TRIM SYSTEM 1 LEAN (5.7L ENGINES). · P2097 - DOWNSTREAM FUEL TRIM SYSTEM 1 RICH (5.7L ENGINES). · P2098 - DOWNSTREAM FUEL TRIM SYSTEM 2 LEAN (5.7L ENGINES). · P2099 - DOWNSTREAM FUEL TRIM SYSTEM 2 RICH (5.7L ENGINES). DRIVABILITY IMPROVEMENTS: · **MIL LAMP WITHOUT DTC ACTIVE - PERMANENT FAULT CODE ISSUE (FIX PERMANENT FAULT CODE RETENTION). · ASD RELAY (TO IMPROVE FUEL PUMP RELAY INITIALIZATION AT KEY ON).** · FUEL PUMP RELAY OPERATION AT KEY ON. · ENGINE SEEMS TO LACK POWER AT HIGH ENGINE RPMS (5.7L AND 4.7L ENGINES). · SHUDDER OR SHAKE CONDITION ON WIDE OPEN THROTTLE STAB DURING DOWNSHIFT EVENT (5.7L AND 4.7L ENGINES). · EVAP DIAGNOSTIC ENHANCEMENTS. THIS DIAGNOSTIC ROUTINE WILL BE DISABLED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DECEL FUEL SHUT OFF MODE.(3.7L/4.7L ENGINES ONLY). · AUDIBLE KNOCK SOUND ON WOT LAUNCHES (DJ/DD 5.7L ENGINES ONLY). TRANSMISSION IMPROVEMENTS: · HIGH ENGINE RPMS NEEDED BEFORE VEHICLE WILL UPSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH. (5.7L AND 4.7L ENGINES). · HARSH 1ST TO 2ND GEAR UPSHIFT (5.7L AND 4.7L ENGINES). · UNEXPECTED OR BUSY DOWNSHIFT WHILE COASTING BETWEEN 72-77 KMH (45-48 MPH) (DS 5.7L ENGINES ONLY)."
18-011-122012-05-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). CHRYSLER: FLASH: MIL ILLUMINATING WITH TRANSMISSION AND DRIVEABILITY IMPROVEMENTS. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES FLASH REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL RAM1500 MODEL YEAR 2010 AND MODEL DAKOTA MODEL YEARS 2009-2010. *JS
K292011-04-09. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN: SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON TO SEE OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. THE SIDE AIRBAG INFLATABLE CURTAIN (SABIC) ON ABOUT 4200 MY 2008-2010 DODGE DAKOTA VEHICLES MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY SIDE IMPACT TEST. THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER MODULE WILL BE REPROGRAMMED.

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