Service bulletin NTB17-040

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10120556
Published by NHTSA	2017-10-25
Manufacturer's number	NTB17-040
Manufacturer's date	2017-04-11
NHTSA component	SUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

REVISED WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION For the Applied Vehicles, some wheel alignment specifications listed in the Front Suspension (FSU) and Rear Suspension (RSU) sections of the Electronic Service Manual (ESM) have been revised. Updated ESMs will be distributed to the field as quickly as possible. Until the updated ESMs are made available, please use the corrected specifications listed in this bulletin.

The document

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Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
NISSAN ALTIMA	2016, 2017
NISSAN FRONTIER	2016, 2017
NISSAN LEAF	2016, 2017
NISSAN MAXIMA	2016, 2017
NISSAN MURANO	2016, 2017
NISSAN MURANO HYBRID	2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
NISSAN NV	2016
NISSAN NV200 TAXI	2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
NISSAN PATHFINDER	2016, 2017
NISSAN ROGUE	2016, 2017
NISSAN VERSA	2016, 2017
NISSAN VERSA NOTE	2016, 2017
NISSAN redundant NV200	2016 to 2017

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

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