Service bulletin NTB-10-046

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10033346
Published by NHTSA	2010-08-12
Manufacturer's number	NTB-10-046
Manufacturer's date	2010-03-19
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

NISSAN: REVISED VQ35 ENGINE TIMING CHAIN PROCEDURES. REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURES FOR THE VQ35 ENGINE FRONT TIMING CHAIN CASE AND TIMING CHAINS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) HAVE BEE UPDATED TO NO LONGER REQUIRE REMOVAL OF ROCKER COVERS AND INTAKE COLLECTOR. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
NISSAN ALTIMA	2004, 2005, 2006
NISSAN MAXIMA	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
NISSAN QUEST	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
07V527000	2007-11-14. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007364	2007-11-13. Engine
06V242000	2006-07-07. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006161	2006-06-30. Engine
2006155	2006-06-29. Engine
06V223000	2006-06-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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