Tuesday, September 22, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Dodge Dakota 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 180799 · NHTSA communication 604971 · issued Apr 30, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
1998–1999
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

Exhibiting erroneous malfunction indicator lamp illumination with diagnostic trouble code $a8 (p1763) governor pressure sensor volts too high. *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.