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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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Bulletins, newest first
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
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
0839971998-03-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. CONDITION WITH KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) TRANSMITTER BATTERIES DISCHARGE PREMATURELY. *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
9707181407971997-11-06. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. INFORMATION APPLIES TO INLINE INJECTION PUMPS. *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
0822971997-11-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE SPEED CONTROL DUE TO A VACUUM SUPPLY HOSE THAT IS LOOSE, LEAKING OR DETERIORATED. *YC
2339971997-08-14. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. DRIVER SIDE POWER MIRROR VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. *TW
082297A1997-08-14. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INOPERATIVE SPEED CONTROL. *TW
0907971997-08-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TIMING CHAIN NOISE. *TW
181397A1997-08-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. COLD ENGINE IDLE FLUCTUATION. *TW
0809971997-07-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. AIR BAG WARNING LABELS. *TW
0503971997-07-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKES - CHASSIS DYNAMICS DIAGNOSIS. *TW
2303971997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. DIFFICULT TO CLEAN LIGHT COLORED "CHALKY" RESIDUE FROM PLASTIC BODY COMPONENTS THAT ARE MOLDED IN BLACK. *TW
2501971997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. HISSING/SUCTION NOISE COMING FROM THE INLET AIR TUBE OF THE INJECTION PUMP FILTER. *TW
0801971997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. JTEC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR REPAIR PACKAGES. *JD

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