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Dodge Dakota 2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 05014 · NHTSA communication 10016079 · issued Jul 13, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Left rear axle bearing may not meet specifications. This could result in a growling sound coming from the rear axle. This service action will involve road testing the vehicles and replacing the axle bearing when necessary. *tt

Vehicles covered

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.