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Dodge Ram 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 42 · NHTSA communication 10006005 · issued Feb 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The powertrain control module (pcm) electrical connectors on certain trucks may allow water to enter into the connectors. Water and the resulting corrosion in a pcm connector can cause the speed control and/or transmission overdrive function to become inoperative. Customer satisfaction notification no c42. *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.