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Dodge Ram 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 04001 · NHTSA communication 10005612 · issued Jan 26, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some trucks equipped with the new high output diesel engine may have been built with exhaust clamps with welds that could crack and separate. Rapid response transmittal 04-001. *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.