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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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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
8001/80021999-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO REPROGRAMING ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FOR NOX EMISSIONS. *AK
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
0705981998-11-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. EXPERIENCING ENGINE COOLING FAN NOISES. *YC
1401981998-10-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL. SUBJECT REGARDING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE SERVICE. *YC
0835981998-10-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. NSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEZEL IS RETAINED BY SEVERAL SNAO CLIP RETAINERS/ ONE SCREW LOCATED UNDERNEATH POWER OUTLESS ACCESS DOOR. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SINGULAR SCREW IS REMOVED PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEZEL FROM THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *AK
98471998-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME AFTER MARKET EXHAUST BRAKE INSTALLATIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SWITCHES THAT CONNECT TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL, CAN CAUSE MIL ILLUMINATION WITH TSC PO121- ACCEL POSITION SENSOR VOLTS DO NOT AGREE W/IDLE VALIDATION SIG. *AK
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
2337981998-10-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT ON CARGO NET ELIMINATED FROM PRODUCTION. *YC
9808012608981998-10-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SERVICE MANUAL REVISIONS. *YC
0208981998-10-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. A KNOCKING NOISE MAY BE HEARD IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS ROTATED TO THE FULL LEFT OR RIGHT STEERING POSITIONS. *YC
0821981998-08-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF INTERMITTENT POOR RECEPTION ON THEIR TWO-WAY RADIOS. *AK
1403981998-08-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT ON FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE ADAPTER USAGE. *YC
1404981998-08-19. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUZZING NOISE WITH CRUISE CONTROL PEDAL ENGAGED. *AK
2316981998-08-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPLASH GUARDS MAY EXPERIENCE DISCOLORATION/ OR DISTORTION ALONG THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SPLASH GUARD DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE TAILPIPE. *AK
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
1401981998-06-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL. INFORMATION REGARDING 5.9L CUMMINS ELECTRONICALLY INJECTED 24 VALVE ENCORE DIESEL/IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE AND INJECTOR CONNECTOR TUBE WILL ONLY SEAL PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME IT IS TORQUED TO SPECIFICATIONS. *AK
9803271402981998-06-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. WITH INTRODUCTION OF CUMMINS 24 VALVE ELECTRONICALL INJECTED ENGINE, A NEW FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS INTRODUCED. FUEL INJECTION PUMP REQUIRES FINER FUEL FILTRATION DUE TOTIGHTER TOLERANCE WITHIN PUMP. *AK
1819981998-06-05. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE BUCKING DURING WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT) ACCELERATION. *YC

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