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Nissan Altima 2011–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB17-008a · NHTSA communication 10109254 · issued Apr 11, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2017
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

NISSAN; OIL LEAKING AROUND VALVE TIMING CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE This bulletin applies to vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder engines. For Titan and Titan XD, this bulletin applies only vehicles equipped with gasoline engines. This bulletin has been amended in the PARTS INFORMATION and CLAIMS INFORMATION sections. Discard previous versions of this bulletin.

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.