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Infiniti QX50 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin ITB18-043 · NHTSA communication 10153549 · issued Dec 12, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

2019 QX50; DIRECT ADAPTIVE STEERING PULL AND STEERING WHEEL OFF-CENTER AT ENGINE START IF YOU CONFIRM While driving in a straight line on a smooth and flat road: - The steering wheel is off-center, And - The steering wheel returns to center and the vehicle begins to pull, when the driver?s grip on the steering wheel is relaxed. ACTION 1. Confirm that the steering wheel is indexed correctly. 2. Confirm that the steering shaft is indexed correctly. 3. Perform Direct Adaptive Steering (DAST) Calibration.

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.