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Service bulletin NTB16-119

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10109110
Published by NHTSA2017-08-01
Manufacturer's numberNTB16-119
Manufacturer's date2016-12-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

2013 ? 2016 ALTIMA; RUST AROUND REAR LICENSE LAMP FINISHER IF YOU CONFIRM When rust is found on the rear deck lid surface in the area surrounding the license lamp finisher (Figure 1) or replacing the license lamp finisher for any reason. ACTION - Replace the license lamp finisher with the new replacement part listed in the Parts Information. - Refer to the Electronic Service Manual (ESM), section EXT ? Exterior for removal and installation information. - Repair any damaged surfaces that were in direct contact with the license lamp finisher.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
NISSAN ALTIMA2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20202422020-05-29. Structure
20187322018-12-21. Structure
18V9150002018-12-19. STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
20170302017-01-19. Structure
20150832015-02-25. Structure
20144012014-09-15. Structure

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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