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Nissan Altima 2003–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB10-029f · NHTSA communication 10180989 · issued Sep 23, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2003–2019
model years
38
vehicle entries

Official summary

NISSAN; VIBRATION AND/OR NOISE WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS IF YOU CONFIRM There is a vibration or judder feeling from the rear of the vehicle during the following conditions: ï · When making turns ï · On dry roads ï · At low speeds (under 40 MPH) And ï · The above vibration does not occur if the Electric Controlled Coupling is electrically disconnected. NOTE: In some cases, electrically disconnecting the Electric Controlled Coupling may not eliminate the vibration as described above. In these cases, further confirm the incident by removing the rear propeller shaft and retest. If the vibration

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.