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Dodge Ram 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 210800 · NHTSA communication 614659 · issued Sep 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2000
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some customers may experience a delayed torque converter clutch engagement (lock-up). This condition may illuminate the malfunction indicator lamp due to diagnostic trouble code p1740 - tcc or o/d solenoid performance. *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.