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Nissan Titan 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB18-028 · NHTSA communication 10133207 · issued Mar 22, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

2017-2018 TITAN/TITAN XD; RUNNING BOARD PROTECTIVE FILM RESIDUE SERVICE INFORMATION To help protect the appearance of running boards during shipping, a plastic protective film (white or blue) is installed on the running board chrome strips at the factory. This protective film and its adhesive residue (even if the residue is not visible) must be removed at the dealer: - During the PDI cleaning of the vehicle, or - Immediately after installing running boards. Refer to General Cleaning Information on the next page. Failure to clean adhesive residue leads to dirt collection on the residue, and pos

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.