Service bulletins for the 1998 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.
167 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 231398 | 1998-06-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN, WILL NOT REMAIN LATCHED, AND/OR LEAKS WATER PAST THE LOWER RUN CHANNEL. *YC |
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| 98770 | 1998-06-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. DIESEL FUEL HEATER WIRING CIRCUIT MAY BE MISSING FROM THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC). *AK |
| 182997 | 1998-05-27. 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 |
| 976898 | 1998-05-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING A NO START CONDITION IN COLD TEMPERATURES. *YC |
| 183497 | 1998-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE MAY SPARK/KNOCK WHEN WARM UNDER MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION. *AK |
| 183797 | 1998-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLE MY EXHIBIT A NO START OR HARD START CONDITION IN COLD TEMPERTURES. *YC |
| 971231183797 | 1998-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT A NO START OR HARD START CONDITION IN COLD TEMPERATURES. *YC |
| 230598 | 1998-05-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. PAINTED SURFACES OF THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A "MILKY" OR "FOGGY" DISCOLORATION. *YC |
| 181098 | 1998-05-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CONDITION WITH GASOLINE ENGINES WILL NOT ILLUMINATE THE MIL PROPERLY WHEN MISFIRE IS DETECTED. *YC |
| 180698 | 1998-05-11. 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 |
| 180798 | 1998-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. CUSTOMER MAY BE CONCERN OF INCORRECT IDLE ADJUSTMENTS. *YC |
| 050797 | 1998-04-07. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. CONDITION WITH PARK BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE DOES NOT FULLY RETURN TO REST POSITION. *YC |
| 182697 | 1998-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO OBD II MISFIRE INDICATOR. *YC |
| 970919083297 | 1998-04-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. *YC |
| 9709189739A | 1998-04-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL PAINT CONDITION. *YC |
| 182997 | 1998-03-30. 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 |
| 230397 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. DIFFICULT TO CLEAN LIGHT COLORED "CHALKY" RESIDUE FROM PLASTIC BODY COMPONENTS THAT ARE MOLDED IN BLACK. *TW |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.