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Dodge Ram 1996–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 182997 · NHTSA communication 54220 · issued Oct 17, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a bucking or jerking condition while under light acceleration or while driving at steady state speeds. *yc

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.