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Nissan Altima 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB13050 · NHTSA communication 10192171 · issued May 6, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

IF YOU CONFIRM: * A rattle is coming from the rear of the vehicle when the audio system is on. * Rattle is more pronounced with high volume and/or low frequencies. * Rattle can be from the left or the right rear and will stop if pressure is appied to either of the rear C-Piller finishers. ACTION: * Apply felt tape to both of the C-pillar finishers at the area shown in Figure 4, on page 2. See this bulletin for further details.

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.