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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
1906972000-01-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. INFORMATION ON SHIFT LINKAGE COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION. *NLM
1825972000-01-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH EGR SYSTEM FAILURE WITH HEX CODE $2E ON 5.9L DIESEL. * 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
1407972000-01-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON DIESEL FUEL INJECTION PUMP TAMPERING. *NLM
1101972000-01-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. CONCERNS WITH WHINE OR WOWL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGNWAY SPEEDS. *NLM
0904972000-01-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES MOANING NOISE COMING FROM THE ACCESSORY DRIVE. *NLM
08320972000-01-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION REGARDING NHTSA AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. *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
0705972000-01-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CONCERNS WITH HIGH COOLANT TAMPERATURES OR OVERHEATING WITH SNOWPLOW ATTACHED. *NLM
0703972000-01-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE COOLANT USAGE. *NLM
0505972000-01-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS. CONCERNS WITH ACCELERATED BRAKE LINING WEAR, FRONT VERSUS REAR. *NLM
020397A2000-01-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR OF VEHICLE SITTING TOO LOW. *NLM
7271999-12-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SEVERE PAINT CHIPPING BECAUSE THE ABOVE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PAINTED WITHOUT USING A FULL BODY ANTI-CHIP PRIMER IN THE PAINTING PROCESS. *AK
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
0206991999-11-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. ON SOME VEHICLES THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MAY INCORRECTLY BE DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY DUE TO THE EVIDENCE OF WHEEL BEARING GREASE ON THE BEARING SEAL AREAS. *TT
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
0830991999-10-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE OUTSIDE POWER MIRROR PIVOT ARM ROTATING WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. *TT
0213991999-10-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. EXPERIENCING SQUEAKING NOISE FROM REAR LEAF SPRINGS. *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
0206991999-08-26. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. SUBJECT ON THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING GREASE IS EVIDENT ON THE BEARING SEAL AREA. *TT
1903991999-08-17. Service bulletin. STEERING. CONDITIONS WITH STEERING SLOW TO RETURN TO CENTER. *TT

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