Service bulletin SB-11-031

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	10038484
Published by NHTSA	2011-06-16
Manufacturer's number	SB-11-031
Manufacturer's date	2011-03-24
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

NISSAN: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON WITH A STORED TROUBLE CODE. 2007-2011 ALTIMA HYBRID. *RM

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

Vehicles listed
NISSAN ALTIMA	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
07V267000	2007-06-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007203	2007-06-19. Engine

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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