Nissan 200SX 2001–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin NTB-03-074-C · NHTSA communication 10032306 · issued Nov 27, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2001–2010
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Nissan: exterior lamp fogging. Occasionally water is noticed in the exterior lamps. This is generally not due to a defect. All current exterior lamp assemblies are vented to the atmosphere (not sealed). This is necessary to allow for expansion and contraction of air from temperature variations (warmer or colder) without damage to the lamp. Moisture in the air sometimes travels into and out of the lamp assembly through these vents. Certain environmental conditions may cause moisture to condense. The fogging/cloudiness should disappear over time when the lamp is in a dry environment. No models l
Vehicles covered
- 2001 Nissan 200SX
- 2003 Nissan 350Z
- 2004 Nissan 350Z
- 2005 Nissan 350Z
- 2006 Nissan 350Z
- 2007 Nissan 350Z
- 2008 Nissan 350Z
- 2009 Nissan 350Z
- 2009 Nissan 370Z
- 2010 Nissan 370Z
- 2001 Nissan Altima
- 2002 Nissan Altima
- 2003 Nissan Altima
- 2004 Nissan Altima
- 2005 Nissan Altima
- 2006 Nissan Altima
- 2007 Nissan Altima
- 2008 Nissan Altima
- 2009 Nissan Altima
- 2010 Nissan Altima
- 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid
- 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid
- 2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid
- 2010 Nissan Altima Hybrid
- 2002 Nissan Altra
- 2004 Nissan Armada
- 2005 Nissan Armada
- 2006 Nissan Armada
- 2007 Nissan Armada
- 2008 Nissan Armada
- 2009 Nissan Armada
- 2010 Nissan Armada
- 2001 Nissan B13 Tsuru
- 2004 Nissan Crew
- 2001 Nissan Crew Cab
- 2002 Nissan Crew Cab
- 2009 Nissan Cube
- 2010 Nissan Cube
- 2007 Nissan Dualis
- 2008 Nissan Dualis
- 2009 Nissan Equator
- 2001 Nissan Frontier
- 2002 Nissan Frontier
- 2003 Nissan Frontier
- 2004 Nissan Frontier
- 2005 Nissan Frontier
- 2006 Nissan Frontier
- 2007 Nissan Frontier
- 2008 Nissan Frontier
- 2009 Nissan Frontier
- 2010 Nissan Frontier
- 2009 Nissan GT-R
- 2010 Nissan GT-R
- 2001 Nissan Hypermini
- 2001 Nissan Maxima
- 2002 Nissan Maxima
- 2003 Nissan Maxima
- 2004 Nissan Maxima
- 2005 Nissan Maxima
- 2006 Nissan Maxima
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.