Nissan Frontier 2015–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin NTB16-122 · NHTSA communication 10109113 · issued Dec 9, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2015–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
2015-2017 FRONTIER; MIL ON WITH DTC P0448 AND/OR DIFFICULT TO FILL THE FUEL TANK IF YOU CONFIRM: The MIL is ON with DTC P0448 (EVAP canister vent control valve close) stored in the ECM. And/Or The customer states it is difficult to fill the fuel tank. ACTION: 1. Replace the EVAP canister and EVAP canister vent control valve. 2. Attach EPT foam seal to the new fuel filler pipe. 3. Replace the fuel filler pipe. - See PARTS INFORMATION for all parts stated in steps 1-3. 4. Erase the DTC.
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.