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Nissan Altima 2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB-10-150 · NHTSA communication 10036734 · issued Nov 5, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Nissan: mil is on and/or slower than normal acceleration. Slower than normal acceleration from a stop at times, if it should occur, happens more commonly when the vehicle has been driven for an extended periods at highway speeds. Mil is on with dtc 01778 (step motor) stored in engine and/or transmission and/or dtc p0720 (output speed sensor) stored in engine and/or transmission. *pe updated 12/16/2013 *js

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.