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Dodge Dakota 2002–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1800103A · NHTSA communication 10002280 · issued Mar 28, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002–2003
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customers may complain the vehicle will not shift out of 2nd gear while climbing a grade. Update to transmission calibrations.

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.