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Nissan Altima 2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB-13-056 · NHTSA communication 10052246 · issued Sep 3, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2008
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Nissan: recall campaign. See document search button for owner letter. Due to incorrectly detecting engine valve closure, some vehicles are equipped with improperly calibrated engine control module (ecm) that needs reprogramming, and inspected and if necessary, replaced. Model 2008 altima. *pe updated 10/31/13. *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.