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Service bulletins for the 1996 Dodge Stratus

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.

80 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
2106991999-05-24. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. CONDITIONS WITH INTERMITTENT LOSS OF SPEED CONTROL. *TT
7921/221999-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS RECALL ON REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *TT
2105991999-05-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING REUSABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. *TT
2104991999-04-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE AND PARTS INFORMATION ON 1999 RUNNING CHANGES TO TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR (TRS) *TT
0817981999-02-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING AIRBAG ON - OFF SWITCHES. *YC
0905981999-01-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. A NEW MULTI-LAYER STEEL ( MLS ) HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND IS BEING IMPLEMENTED INTO PRODUCTION VEHICLES. *YC
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
081798 REV B1998-11-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AIRBAG ON-OFF SWITCHES. *YC
98301998-08-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT ON LABOR OPERATION TIME CHANGE FOR DOMESTIC 2.OL DOHC AND 2.4L HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. *YC
2102981998-08-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSTIC / DRIVEABILITY IMPROVEMENTS, TRANSAXLE THAT INCORPORATES A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR (TRS) ONLY. REDUCES A SHUDDER CONDITION THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCED DURING LIGHT THROTTLE 1-2 UPSHIFT. *AK
1903981998-06-11. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. POWER STEERING SYSTEM NOISE FOLLOWING COLD ENGINE STARTS IN LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *YC
2107981998-06-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT ON DELAYED TRANSAXLE ENGAGEMENT. *AK
2408981998-06-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONDITION WITH THE A/C SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. *YC
1801981998-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. UPSTREAM 02 SENSOR SHORTED TO VOLTAGE ALONG WITH POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS OF SAGGING/HESITATION OR ROUGH IDLE. *AK
0806981998-05-12. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. CONDITION WITH INDICATOR BULB DOES NOT LIGHT. *YC
9709190832971998-04-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. *YC
9703142105971998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CONDITION WITH TRANAXLE SHUDDER DURING A 3RD GEAR TO 3RD GEAR PARTIAL EMCC ( ELECTRONICALLY MODULATED CONVERTER CLUTCH) ENGAGEMENT, 3RD GEAR PARTIAL EMCC TO 4TH GEAR PARTIAL EMCC ENGAGEMENT, OR 4TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR EMCC ENGAGEMENT. *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
1810971997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. INTERMITTENT SINGLE CYLINDER MISFIRE AND/OR MIL ILLUMINATED. *TW
1809971997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. VEHICLE SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER EMCC (LOCK UP) OPERATION/DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 38. *TW
1808971997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SAG/HESITATION ON ACCELERATION, OR ENGINE MISS. *TW
08089781997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. RKE INADEQUATE/INTERMITTENT OPERATION. *TW
0902971997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. 2.4L CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT TIMING. *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
1904961997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION. WHISTLE AND/OR HISS NOISE FROM STEERING GEAR WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. *JD

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