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Infiniti I30 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin ITB96039A · NHTSA communication 614040 · issued Jun 6, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject regarding a new timing chain tensioner, tensioner gasket and guide available if a rattle of either several seconds or continuously is heard coming from the area of the timing chain cover when the engine is started after a cold soak on vehicles built before jnkca21d * tt308749. *tt

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.