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Service bulletins for the 1996 Dodge Ram

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.

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

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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
0904981998-11-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION WHERE THE ACCESORY DRIVE BELT BECOMES DAMAGED ON THE INBOARD EDGE. *YC
1108981998-11-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. A NEW KIT HAS BEEN RELEASED THAT WILL ALLOW TECHNICIANS TO REPAIR TURBOCHARGERS WITH FAILED WASTEGATE ACTUATORS. *AK
2110981998-11-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONDITIONS WITH LOSS OF FIFTH GEAR. *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
2110981998-10-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION OPERTES NORMALLY THROUGH ALL RANGES EXCEPT FIFTH GEAR. *YC
2335981998-10-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. WHEN REMOVING DOOR TRIM PANEL FROM THE DOOR, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP IS SEPARATED FROM DOOR BY USING ATRIM PANEL REMOVAL TOO, SUCH AS SNAP ON TOOL A161B/DOOR PANELS SHOULD NEVER BE REMOVED BY HAND. *AK
1403981998-08-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT ON FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE ADAPTER USAGE. *YC
2317981998-08-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CENTER ARM REST UPPER INERTIA LATCH COVER ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. *AK
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
1829971998-05-27. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. VEHICLE MAY BUCK/JERK WHILE UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION OR WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY STATE SPEED DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THROTTLE LINKAGE TO DRIVE RINPUT. *AK
2104981998-05-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR RATTLE AT OPERATING TEMPERATURES. *YC
1806981998-05-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. COMPLAINTS OF HARD OR NO START CONDITONS. *YC
1807981998-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. CUSTOMER MAY BE CONCERN OF INCORRECT IDLE ADJUSTMENTS. *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
0504971998-04-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS. FRONT BRAKE LINING WEAR PREMATURELY WHEN COMPARED TO THE WEAR EXPERIENCED ON THE REAR BRAKE LININGS. *YC
2106971998-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OVERDRIVE UNAVAILABLE IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. *YC
1829971998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BUCKING OR JERKING CONDITION WHILE UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION OR WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY STATE SPEEDS. *YC
0705971998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. CONCERNS OF HIGH COOLANT TEMPERATURES OR OVERHEATING WITH SNOWPLOW ATTACHED. *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
0821971997-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. WHEN VEHICLES IN THE START POSITION, ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK OVER. *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
0203971997-11-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. REAR OF VEHICLE IS TO LOW. *YC

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