{"nhtsa_id":10184448,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-12-21","date":"2020-11-03","document_id":"08-100-20","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Incorrect Starter Motor Installed This bulletin involves inspecting and possible replacement of the starter motor, for a whining noise upon vehicle start up. The customer may hear a whining noise coming from the start motor when the vehicle is started.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10184448-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10184448-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10184448","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"RAM","model":"1500","year_from":2020,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ram_1500"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}