Dodge Ram 1500 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9002888 · NHTSA communication 10188656 · issued Apr 17, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1997
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
When replacing the transmission pan: Replace 52118804 pan with 52118780AD pan AND 52118789 filter. The 52118780AD pan is 0.59" deeper than the 52118804 pan and requires the 52118789 filter.
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.