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Nissan Altima 2012–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB14-060b · NHTSA communication 10119221 · issued Jul 25, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2012–2017
model years
20
vehicle entries

Official summary

THUNK SOUND ON FIRST FEW ACCELERATIONS OF THE DAY This bulletin applies only to Altima, Murano, and Pathfinder vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder engine. This bulletin has been amended. Changes have been made throughout. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

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.