Dodge Dakota 2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 8591/8592 · NHTSA communication 610645 · issued Mar 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subject regarding the on-board diagnostic (obd) system on about 309,000 vehicles located out of california and vehicles located in california will not detect a catalyst failure as required by federal and california regulations. *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.