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Nissan Maxima 1995–1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin NTB96086A · NHTSA communication 613975 · issued Jun 6, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1995–1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin contains a new timing chair tensioner, tensioner gasket and guide if a rattle of either several seconds or continuously is heard coming from the area of the timing chain cover when the engine is started after a cold soak for vehicles within certain vin ranges. *tt

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.