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Dodge Dakota 2006technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16 · NHTSA communication 10017648 · issued Oct 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2006
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customer satisfaction notification e16 - transmission cooler return filter. Delayed engagement when the shifter is placed into gear after the engine has been off for more than 12 hours. *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.