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Nissan Altima 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0262A · NHTSA communication 10000400 · issued Nov 16, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Thumping, knocking, drumming, or patterning noise from the rear suspension. *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.