Service bulletin NTB16-075
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
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| NHTSA id | 10091511 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-02-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | NTB16-075 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-08-04 |
| NHTSA component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH |
NHTSA's summary
"2015 – 2016 SENTRA; WIND NOISE FROM A-PILLAR OR FRONT DOOR AREA IF YOU CONFIRM A WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT A-PILLAR OR FRONT DOOR AREA THAT HAS THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: - MAY BE DESCRIBED AS A HOWLING, A HONK, OR A “BURRRRRP” TYPE SOUND. - IT IS USUALLY NOT CONSISTENT, BUT INTERMITTENT. - IS MOST PREVALENT DURING CROSS WIND CONDITIONS. - CAN OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT USUALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 50 – 80 MPH. - IF THIS NOISE OCCURS, IT MAY BE HEARD COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE, THE RIGHT SIDE, OR BOTH SIDES. ACTION REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR WEATHER-STRIP(S): - IF NOISE IS COMING FROM ONE SIDE, REPLACE WEATHER-STRIP ON ONLY ONE SIDE (LEFT OR RIGHT). - IF NOISE IS COMING FROM BOTH SIDES, REPLACE WEATHER STRIP ON BOTH SIDES."
The document
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Components
Latches and locks, Door latch
| NISSAN SENTRA | 2015, 2016 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| NTB16-092 | 2017-02-14. Service bulletin. "NISSAN; DOORS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE WITH TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING IF YOU CONFIRM: THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT, OR THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THIS INCIDENT: - THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SETTING (NOT RUNNING) IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 14°F (-10°C) FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD (SUCH AS OVERNIGHT). THEN - A SIDE DOOR IS OPENED. THEN - THE DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE/LATCH, WILL NOT CLOSE/LATCH WITH NORMAL PRESSURE; REQUIRES ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO CLOSE/LATCH, OR THE DOOR MAY ONLY LATCH HALF WAY. THEN - THE DOOR WILL CLOSE/LATCH NORMALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP (VEHICLE LEFT IN THE SUN, MOVED INDOORS, OR DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES). NOTE: O THE ABOVE INCIDENT DOES NOT APPLY TO SLIDING SIDE DOORS OR A REAR HATCH (BACK DOOR). O THE ABOVE INCIDENT, IF IT SHOULD OCCUR, COULD BE CONFIRMED OR REPORTED FOR ONE OR MORE SIDE DOORS. ACTION REPLACE THE DOOR LOCK FOR THE AFFECTED DOOR. - DO NOT REPLACE ALL SIDE DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY. REPLACE ONLY THE DOOR LOCK OF THE DOOR(S) WITH THE INCIDENT AS DESCRIBED UNDER IF YOU CONFIRM. - REFER TO THE ELECTRONIC SERVICE MANUAL (ESM), SECTION DLK – DOOR & LOCK FOR REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE." |
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