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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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Bulletins, newest first
2411972000-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS WITH A/C EVAPORATOR ODOR. *NLM
2201972000-01-12. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE AND WHEEL RUNOUT. *NLM
211197A2000-01-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES REVERSE BUZZ (46RE) *NLM
2107972000-01-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON TRANSMISSION COOLER REVERSE FLUSHING WITH COOLER BYPASS KIT INSTALLED. *NLM
210697A2000-01-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES OVERDRIVE UNAVAILABLE IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES, BYPASS KIT INSTALLATION, INHIBITOR PROGRAMMING. *NLM
1827972000-01-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. CONCERNS WITH ERRONEOUS MIL ILLUMINATION WITH HEX CODE $94. *NLM
1812972000-01-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CONCERNS WITH ERRONEOUS MIL ILLUMINATION. DRIVABILITY IMPROVEMENT. *NLM
1408972000-01-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON POOR DRIVABILITY WITH HIGH DI (DRIVABILITY INDEX) FUEL. *NLM
0839972000-01-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY TRANSMITTER BATTERIES DISCHARGE PREMATURELY. *NLM
082797A2000-01-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE MAY EXPEREIENCE INOPERATIVE CD PLAYER SALES CODE RAZ RADIO. *NLM
0821972000-01-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. INFORMATION REGARDING NO START - ENGIN FAILED TO CRANK. *NLM
0211972000-01-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CONCERNS WITH CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION. *NLM
1832981999-11-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT ON FLASH PROGRAMMING FAILURE RECOVERY. *YC
0816981999-11-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. INFORMATION ON INSTALLATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING EQUIPMENT. *AK
2335991999-10-21. Service bulletin. SEATS. INFORMATION ON CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORS. *TT
0906991999-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING SPARK KNOCK AND ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD PAN GASKET OIL LEAK. *TT
0213991999-10-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. EXPERIENCING SQUEAKING NOISE FROM REAR LEAF SPRINGS. *TT
050899A1999-10-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SUBJECT REGARDING ACCELERATED BRAKE LINING WEAR, FRONT VERSUS REAR. *TT
1812991999-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). THIS BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE OPERATION AND APPLICATION OF THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP (LDP) MONITOR TEST. *TT
0507991999-08-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE USE OF ASBESTOS FIBER BRAKE LININGS. *TT
2108991999-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLES EXHIBITING BUZZ, WHINING, OR MOANING LIKE NOISE FROM COLD TRANSMISSION WHEN REVERSE GEAR IS SELECTED. *TT
0808991999-05-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING ERROR WHEN READING AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE (ACM) ACTIVE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC)WHEN USING THE DRBIII AND THE 1994 - 1997 SUPERCARD 2 (CH8361). *TT
0817981999-02-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING AIRBAG ON - OFF SWITCHES. *YC
2502981999-01-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING I/M ( INSPECTION MAINTENANCE ) TESTING - OBD II "CARB" READINESS MONITOR INFORMATION. *YC
081798 REV B1998-11-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AIRBAG ON-OFF SWITCHES. *YC

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