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Nissan Leaf 2011–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB17-038 · NHTSA communication 10109252 · issued Apr 4, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2017
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

2011-2017 LEAF; LABEL REQUIRED FOR BATTERY MODULE WARRANTY RETURN SERVICE INFORMATION LEAF battery modules that are replaced under warranty are required to have a return label affixed to the module being returned, with the repair date recorded on it. See Figure 1. The return label is included with the new replacement battery module.

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.