TSB 0900204 — Dodge Service bulletin

0900204 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Dodge Intrepid, 1998–2002 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. SHORT DURATION COLD ENGINE START-UP TICKING LIKE SOUND. THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO MARCH 31, 2003.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years 0900204 names

VehicleModel years
Dodge Intrepid 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Every document filed under 0900204

Document IDFiledType
0900204 January 27, 2004 Service bulletin

What 0900204 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 0900204?

0900204 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Dodge, covering the Dodge Intrepid across the 1998–2002 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: SHORT DURATION COLD ENGINE START-UP TICKING LIKE SOUND. THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO MARCH 31, 2003.

Which vehicles does 0900204 cover?

NHTSA's file names Dodge Intrepid (1998–2002). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 0900204 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 0900204 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 0900204?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 0900204, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 0900204. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.