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Infiniti QX80 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin ITB14041 · NHTSA communication 10192425 · issued Aug 20, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

IF YOU CONFIRM: Oil is leaking from bank 1 and/or bank 2 at any point between the VVEL ladder assembly and the related cylinder head at sealing surface shown in Figure 1. NOTE: Figure 1 does not show the entire sealing surface that can be affected and is only an example of where a leak may be found. ACTION: Remove the affected VVEL ladder assembly and reseal it. IMPORTANT: See Cautions on page 2 before starting to reseal VVEL ladder assemblies. Please see this bulletin for further details.

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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.