Nissan Pathfinder 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB98-008 · NHTSA communication 601859 · issued Jun 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Tires

component

1996–1998

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Experiencing a rattle noise from spare tire carrier. *yc

Vehicles covered

1996 Nissan Pathfinder
1997 Nissan Pathfinder
1998 Nissan Pathfinder

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.