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Nissan Frontier 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin PC479 - 2016 FRO · NHTSA communication 10091561 · issued Aug 16, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

"ecm reprogram dealer service action *****dealer announcement***** nissan is conducting a dealer inventory service action to update electronic control module (ecm) software on 103 specific 2016 frontier vehicles identified in service comm. The incorrect ecm rom (read only memory) data was installed on the affected vehicles. These vehicles are either currently in dealer inventory or assigned and in transit to the dealer. Vehicles are not subject to stop sale. Nissan requests dealers to complete this software update prior to sale to ensure customer satisfaction. *****what dealers should do*****

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.