Nissan D21 1986–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin NTB97018B · NHTSA communication 613465 · issued May 31, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1986–1998
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
All vehicles built before 1n6sd11s8vc327106 with a fs5w71c transmission may exhibit a whine noise while driving in all forward gears except 4th. The whine noise is more pronounced in 1st, 2nd or 3rd gears at slow speeds. *tt
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.