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Nissan Altima 2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB12-040 · NHTSA communication 10043941 · issued Jun 28, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Nissan: see document search button for owner letter. Recall campaign. Some vehicles are equipped with an improperly calibrated engine control module (ecm) that may incorrectly detect engine valve closure as engine knock. *js updated 5/16/12. *pe updated 5/30/12. *pe updated 7/3/12. *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.