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Nissan Altima 2010–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin R1720 2010-12 Al · NHTSA communication 10173641 · issued Mar 27, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2012
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Non-Methane Organic Gases (NMOG) Engine Control Module (ECM) Reprogram Voluntary Emission Recall Campaign ***** Campaign Summary ***** Nissan is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Recall Campaign on approximately 116,479 specific MY2010-12 Altima 2.5L SULEV vehicles identified in Service Comm to reprogram the Engine Control Module (ECM) to assure compliance with the applicable United States SULEV emission specifications. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an improperly calibrated ECM that, if not repaired, may potentially cause exhaust gas emissions to exceed standards at high mileage. Th

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.