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Dodge Dakota 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02026A · NHTSA communication 10000914 · issued Jan 16, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

The transmission may overheat due to a restriction in the torque converter drain back valve and may cause damage to the transmission. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.