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Dodge Dakota 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1802501 · NHTSA communication 628289 · issued Oct 15, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2001
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a harsh 2-3, 4-5, and 5-4 upshifts causing a powertrain clunk or shudder when accelerating. *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.