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Service bulletin NTB-12-086

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10046539
Published by NHTSA2012-10-16
Manufacturer's numberNTB-12-086
Manufacturer's date2012-10-25
ReplacesNTB-12-086-A
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

NHTSA's summary

NISSAN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WHEN DRIVING SPEED IS BELOW 15MPH, BRAKE PEDAL FEELS MORE SENSITIVE AND ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN INTELLIGENT BRAKE CONTROL UNIT HAS NO DTC'S PRESENT. MODEL 2011 LEAF. *PE

The document

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Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
NISSAN LEAF2011

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

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