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Nissan Altima 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB-13-052 · NHTSA communication 10052171 · issued Jul 5, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Nissan: see document search button for owner letter. On some vehicles, the front heated seats will malfunction and not work as designed and seats must be inspected and install seat sub harnesses, if necessary. Models 2013 altima. *pe udpated 7/12/2013. *kb updated 8/21/13. *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.