TSB 210597 — Chrysler and Dodge Service bulletin

210597 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Chrysler and Dodge models, 1990 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. CONCERNS WITH 41TE/42LE TRANSAXLE SHUDDER DURING AN EMCC (ELECTRONICALLY MODULATED CONVERTER CLUTCH) SHIFT.

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
1Model year

Vehicles and model years 210597 names

VehicleModel years
Chrysler Town & Country 1990
Dodge Caravan 1990

Every document filed under 210597

Document IDFiledType
210597 March 14, 1997 Service bulletin

What 210597 covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 210597?

210597 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Chrysler and Dodge, covering 2 Chrysler and Dodge models across the 1990 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: CONCERNS WITH 41TE/42LE TRANSAXLE SHUDDER DURING AN EMCC (ELECTRONICALLY MODULATED CONVERTER CLUTCH) SHIFT.

Which vehicles does 210597 cover?

NHTSA's file names Chrysler Town & Country (1990); Dodge Caravan (1990). 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 210597 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 210597 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 210597?

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 210597, 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 210597. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.