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Dodge Dakota 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 232498 · NHTSA communication 601576 · issued Jun 19, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Center arm rest/console upper inertitia latch cover on driver's side hinge is broken. *ak

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.