Nissan Altima Hybrid 2008–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin NTB-09-012A · NHTSA communication 10028565 · issued Mar 23, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2008–2009
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Nissan: the engine control module (ecm) may not retain the vehicle identification number (vin) during some operating conditions. If ecm does not retain vin, it will not display at appropriate times when using on board dagnostic (obd) equipment. *pe
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.