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Infiniti Q50 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin ITB18-040 · NHTSA communication 10153545 · issued Dec 2, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
17
vehicle entries

Official summary

INFINITI; SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR INFOTAINMENT ISSUES IF YOU CONFIRM Any one or a combination of the following on an applied vehicle: - Reverse camera is blank (vehicles manufactured before May 1, 2018) - Reverse camera remains ON when in Drive (vehicles manufactured before May 1, 2018) - Average fuel economy displays 99.9 MPG - Display screen flickers at higher ambient interior temperatures - SXM Info Apps (Weather, Stocks, Fuel Prices) inoperative ACTION 1. Refer to page 4, step 8 in the SERVICE PROCEDURE to confirm an update applies to the Display Control Unit (DCU) of the vehicle being worked

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.