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Nissan 200SX 1996–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin P7138 Automatic · NHTSA communication 10176255 · issued May 14, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1997
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Expiration Notification â Automatic Transmission (A/T) Shift Lock Button Replacement Dealer Announcement ***** Campaign Summary***** In 1997, Nissan launched a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 1996 Model Year Nissan Sentra (B14), 1996 Model Year Nissan 200SX (B14), and 1996-1997 Model Year Nissan 240SX (S14) vehicles equipped with Automatic Transmissions (A/T) to replace the shift lock button, spring and add lubricant. Parts specified for this campaign are no longer available through Nissan. This customer service campaign and customer reimbursement for these repairs are no longer availabl

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.