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Service bulletins for the 1997 Dodge Ram Van

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.

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

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2343981998-11-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. THIS BULLETIN IS INTENDED TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING WATER LEAK ENTRY POINTS PAST THE DUAL CARGO DOOR SEALS BY HIGHLIGHTING AREAS WHERE LEAKS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *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
98291998-08-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. HEADLAMP HOUSING AND BRACKET SERVICE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT WATER/MOISTURE IN THE HEADLAMPS. *AK
1403981998-08-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT ON FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE ADAPTER USAGE. *YC
1821981998-08-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SERVICE CAUTION ON POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE ( PCM ). *YC
1819981998-06-05. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE BUCKING DURING WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT) ACCELERATION. *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
2111971998-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. EXPERIENCING A BUZZ SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. *YC
2106971998-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OVERDRIVE UNAVAILABLE IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. *YC
0211971998-03-30. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING NOISE BEING HEARD IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. *YC
0827971997-11-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. CONCERNS WITH CD PLAYER NOT ACCEPTING CD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSERT THE DISK INTO THE RADIO. *YC
2323971997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SLIDING DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. *TW
0816971997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INOPERATIVE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE). *TW
0809971997-07-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. AIR BAG WARNING LABELS. *TW
2405971997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. BLOWER FAN MOTOR OPERATES ON HIGH SPEED ONLY. *TW

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