Nissan Altima 2007–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin NTB-12-057 · NHTSA communication 10044570 · issued Jul 6, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2007–2011
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Nissan: if continuously variable transmission (cvt) fluid temperature rises above a certain threshold, it will go into fluid protection logic mode (fail safe mode), as designed. *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.