Nissan Altima 2013–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin NTB15013C · NHTSA communication 10192833 · issued Jun 2, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2016
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
IMPORTANT: Metal debris and friction material may become trapped in the radiator, cooling hoses, bypass valve or external CVT fluid cooler. This debris can contaminate the newly serviced transmission, control valve or torque converter. In severe cases this debris can block or restrict flow and may cause damage to the newly serviced CVT. SERVICE INFORMATION When a CVT, control valve or torque converter replacement is necessary for one of the applied vehicles, the CVT transmission fluid coolers (radiator based fluid cooler and external auxiliary cooler if present) must be flushed. Please see thi
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Nissan Altima
- 2014 Nissan Altima
- 2015 Nissan Altima
- 2016 Nissan Altima
- 2015 Nissan Juke
- 2016 Nissan Juke
- 2016 Nissan Maxima
- 2015 Nissan Murano
- 2016 Nissan Murano
- 2013 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2014 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2015 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2016 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2015 Nissan Quest
- 2016 Nissan Quest
- 2014 Nissan Rogue
- 2015 Nissan Rogue
- 2016 Nissan Rogue
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.