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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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0506991999-08-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION REGARDING ACCELERATED BRAKE LINING WEAR, FRONT VERSUS REAR. *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
2308991999-05-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. EXHIBITING CREAKS OR SQUEAKS NEAR THE LEFT AND / OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TT
0817981999-02-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING AIRBAG ON - OFF SWITCHES. *YC
1849981999-02-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE INDUCED VEHICLE SURGE / VIBRATION DIAGNOSIS. *AK
1848981999-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SUBJECT REGARDING IGNITION SYSTEM CROSS FIRE/ SECONDARY IGNITION WIRE INDUCTION. *AK
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
0504981998-08-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE. VEHICLES LISTED ON THIS BULLETIN ARE EQIPPED WITH REAR HEIGHT SENSING PROPORTIONING VALVE THAT ADJUST BRAKE PRESSURE TO THE REAR BRAKES BASED UPON DISTANCE BETWEEN FRAME AND REAR AXLE. *AK
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
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
2305981998-05-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. PAINTED SURFACES OF THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A "MILKY" OR "FOGGY" DISCOLORATION. *YC
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

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