Nissan Kicks 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin NTB18-076 · NHTSA communication 10152520 · issued Nov 6, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
2018 KICKS; REAR SONAR DOES NOT WORK WITH HEADLAMPS ON This bulletin applies only to vehicles with Dealer or Vehicle Processing Center (VPC) installed rear sonar. IF YOU CONFIRM The rear sonar system does not work with the headlamps and/or parking lamps ON. NOTE: The rear sonar system works normally with the headlamps and parking lamps OFF. ACTION Reposition two (2) of the electrical wire terminals in the driver side rear combination lamp connector and inside harness connector of the rear sonar harness assembly.
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.