Dodge Ram 1500 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 082702 · NHTSA communication 10005515 · issued Jan 1, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Final fitment of this suspension kit has revealed a potential interference between the supplied tie rod end and the factory wheel which does not allow the o.e. Wheels to be re-used. Rancho is recommending 17 x 18 inch wheel with 5 inches of back spacing (with up to a 35 inch tire). *tt
Vehicles covered
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.