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Dodge Dakota 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 180500 · NHTSA communication 614165 · issued Jun 9, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicle engines may exhibit a light-to-moderate spark knock condition during acceleration (under load). *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.