Nissan Pathfinder 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin NTB18-016 · NHTSA communication 10130502 · issued Feb 27, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
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2018
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1
vehicle entries
Official summary
2018 PATHFINDER; MIL ON WITH DTC P34A5, AND/OR P34A9 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM MIL is ON with one or both of the following DTCs: -P34A5 (A camshaft posi actuator temp sens B1) -P34A9 (A camshaft posi actuator temp sens B2) And Outside ambient temperature was near or below freezing (32°F) when the DTCs were stored. NOTE: If any VTC DTCs other than P34A5 and/or P34A9 are also stored (example: P0011, P0021), those DTCs should be diagnosed and resolved first. ACTION Replace the electric intake valve timing control module (see Figure 1 on Page 2). -Electric intake valve timing control module is listed
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