Service bulletin NTB13-021b

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	10109200
Published by NHTSA	2017-08-01
Manufacturer's number	NTB13-021b
Manufacturer's date	2017-03-09
NHTSA component	ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

2010-2015 FRONTIER, 2010-2012 PATHFINDER AND XTERRA; VIBRATION WHILE IDLING This bulletin has been amended to add 2013-2015 Frontier and additional steps for that model range. Please discard the previous version of this bulletin.

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
NISSAN FRONTIER	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
NISSAN PATHFINDER	2010, 2011, 2012
NISSAN XTERRA	2010, 2011, 2012

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2011436	2011-12-20. Engine
11V592000	2011-12-19. 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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