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Nissan Kicks 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin PM945 2020 Kicks · NHTSA communication 10174756 · issued Apr 2, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engine Control Module (ECM) Reprogram Dealer Inventory *****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is conducting a dealer inventory quality action to update the Engine Control Module (ECM) software on 16,641 specific MY2020 Kicks vehicles identified in Service Comm and National Service History â Open Campaigns. These vehicles are either currently in dealer inventory or assigned and in transit to the dealer. The Engine Control Module (ECM) calibration change may affect alternator control and idle speed control optimization causing the engine to stall when coming to a stop. *****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.