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Service bulletins for the 1996 Plymouth Neon

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
210599A1999-10-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY AND INSTALLATION OF A RESUABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. *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
2322981998-08-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION ON THE COMPETITION PACKAGE ( SALES CODE ACR ) FRONT FASCIA. *YC
1102981998-05-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXCESSIVE EXHAUST NOISE/VIBRATION DURING/AFTER UNDERBODY CONTACT WITH MOISTURE. *YC
1901981998-05-06. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. CONDITION WITH CLUNKING OR RATTLING IN STEERING/WHEEL COLUMN. *YC
0704971997-08-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN - DEEP PUDDLES. *TW
1810971997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. INTERMITTENT SINGLE CYLINDER MISFIRE AND/OR MIL ILLUMINATED. *TW
0811971997-07-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. POOR AM RADIO RECEPTION/STATIC. *TW
0701971997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND/OR A/C INOPERATIVE WITH NO MIL ILLUMINATION. *TW
0202971997-07-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. POPPING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING. *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
2324971997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CENTER CONSOLE LATCH BROKEN. *TW
1904961997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION. WHISTLE AND/OR HISS NOISE FROM STEERING GEAR WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. *JD
1835951996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BULLETIN APPLIES TO 1996 VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ A 2.0L ENGINE (AVENGER/ SEBRING/TALON BUILT PRIOR TO NOV. 10, 1995 MDH (11-10-XX)) (NEON BUILT PRIOR TO NOV. 14, 1995 MDH (11-14-XX)). INTERMITTENT REAR O2 SENSOR FAULT, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) #129 W/ MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ILLUMINATION. REPAIR INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) W/ NEW SOFTWARE (CALIBRATIONS CHANGES).
2123951996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ A 31TH TRANSAXLE. TRANSAXLE SLIPS MOMENTARILY (ENGINE RPM INCREASES/FLARES) DURING LIGHT THROTTLE 2-3 UPSHIFTS.
081695REVA1996-04-25. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-16-95, DATED APR. 14, 1995. IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR **REPEATEDLY** PRESSES AND RELEASES THE SET BUTTON WITH THEIR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR (A 'LIFT FOOT SET' TO BEGIN SPEED CONTROL OPERATION), THE VEHICLE MAY ACCELERATE AND EXCEED THE DESIRED SET SPEED BY UP TO 5 MPH (8 KM/H) AND THEN DECELERATE TO LESS THAN THE DESIRED SET SPEED BEFORE FINALLY ACHIEVING THE DESIRED SET SPEED.
2362951996-04-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 8, 1995 (MDH 09-08-XX) AT BELVEDERE ASSEMBLY. WATER MAY ENTER AIR CLEANER HOUSING FROM THE VEHICLE COWL TO COWL COVER SEAM. IF EXCESSIVE WATER ENTERS THE AIR CLEANER HOUSING, IT CAN BE INJESTED INTO THE ENGINE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. REPAIR INVOLVES SEALING THE COWL SEAL AND ADDING A HOLE IN SIDE OF THE AIR CLEANER BOX.

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