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Service bulletins for the 1997 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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90028932022-07-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Part Description: Filter Assy - Trans Oil Sump Issue Description: When replacing the filter: Use 52118789 filter with 52118780AD pan. Use 3515996 filter with 52118804 pan. The 52118780AD pan is 0.59" deeper than the 52118804 pan and requires the 52118789 filter. Note: 52118780AD pan has the part number stamped into the pan, 52118804 does not. For Buzz, whining or moaning noise from cold transmission in Reverse reference TSB 21-08-99 For "Reverse Buzz (46RE) reference TSB 21-11-97
90028932021-03-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN. Part Description: Filter Assy - Trans Oil Sump Issue Description: When replacing the filter: Use 52118789 filter with 52118780AD pan. Use 3515996 filter with 52118804 pan. The 52118780AD pan is 0.59" deeper than the 52118804 pan and requires the 52118789 filter. Note: 52118780AD pan has the part number stamped into the pan, 52118804 does not. For Buzz, whining or moaning noise from cold transmission in Reverse reference TSB 21-08-99 For "Reverse Buzz (46RE) reference TSB 21-11-97
90028882021-03-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT. When replacing the transmission pan: Replace 52118804 pan with 52118780AD pan AND 52118789 filter. The 52118780AD pan is 0.59" deeper than the 52118804 pan and requires the 52118789 filter.
DOR-S3Q5A-112018-11-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This SKU is an Automatic Transmission Oil Cooler Line. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for improperly crimped hose fittings. Improperly crimped hose fittings could cause a potential fluid leak at the crimp.
21006012001-10-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE ATF+4. *TT *MJ
7102001-02-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. EMISSION RECALL #710 ON REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *TT
2112972000-01-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER BUZZ OR RATTLE. *NLM
211197A2000-01-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES REVERSE BUZZ (46RE) *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
1906972000-01-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. INFORMATION ON SHIFT LINKAGE COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION. *NLM
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
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
1849981999-02-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE INDUCED VEHICLE SURGE / VIBRATION DIAGNOSIS. *AK
2110981998-11-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONDITIONS WITH LOSS OF FIFTH GEAR. *YC
2110981998-10-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION OPERTES NORMALLY THROUGH ALL RANGES EXCEPT FIFTH GEAR. *YC
0601981998-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). WHEN SERVICING THE RELEASE FORK IT IS NECESSSARY TO INSURE THAT THE FORK IS INSTALLED PROPERLY. FAILURE TO DO SO, CAN CAUSE A LOW GROWLING SOUND TO COME THROUGH THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *AK
2104981998-05-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR RATTLE AT OPERATING TEMPERATURES. *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

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