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Nissan Pathfinder 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin PC661 Pathfinder · NHTSA communication 10148773 · issued Oct 25, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Electric Intake Valve Timing Control (eVTC) Reprogram Voluntary Service Campaign ***** Campaign Summary***** Nissan is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to reprogram the electric intake Valve Timing Control (eVTC) module in certain 2018 model year Pathfinder vehicles. The current software installed may allow the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) to illuminate improperly if certain cold start conditions are met. Customers experiencing this condition may indicate the MIL is illuminated with no driveability concerns. This service campaign supersedes Quality Action PC624 announced on May 1, 2

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.