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Dodge Dakota 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 181397 · NHTSA communication 54381 · issued Mar 14, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Exhibiting an idle fluctuation following a cold engine start. *yc

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.