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Isuzu Rodeo 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB0005S002 · NHTSA communication 612581 · issued Apr 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmission (serial number 5504006 - 5570892) may exhibit the malfunction indicator lamp on and tech-ii indicates the presence of torque converter (diagnostic trouble code 1870) on. *tt

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.