TSB 210797 — Dodge Service bulletin

210797 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Dodge Dakota, 1990–1993 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. INFORMATION ON TRANSMISSION COOLER REVERSE FLUSHING WITH COOLER BYPASS KIT INSTALLED.

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years 210797 names

VehicleModel years
Dodge Dakota 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

Every document filed under 210797

Document IDFiledType
210797 March 21, 1997 Service bulletin

What 210797 covers

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

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 210797?

210797 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Dodge, covering the Dodge Dakota across the 1990–1993 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: INFORMATION ON TRANSMISSION COOLER REVERSE FLUSHING WITH COOLER BYPASS KIT INSTALLED.

Which vehicles does 210797 cover?

NHTSA's file names Dodge Dakota (1990–1993). 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 210797 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 210797 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 210797?

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 210797, 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 210797. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.