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Dodge Dakota 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 211598 · NHTSA communication 603155 · issued Dec 4, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit what looks to be a transmission front pump seal leak due to wetness around the lower edge of the bell housings. *yc

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.