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Nissan Altima 2013–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB16-092 · NHTSA communication 10091608 · issued Sep 27, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2013–2016
model years
30
vehicle entries

Official summary

"nissan; doors difficult to close with temperature below freezing if you confirm: the following incident, or the customer reports this incident: - the vehicle has been setting (not running) in temperatures below 14°f (-10°c) for an extended period (such as overnight). Then - a side door is opened. Then - the door is difficult to close/latch, will not close/latch with normal pressure; requires additional effort to close/latch, or the door may only latch half way. Then - the door will close/latch normally when the vehicle has warmed up (vehicle left in the sun, moved indoors, or driven for sever

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.