Service bulletin NTB18-042a

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10176228
Published by NHTSA	2020-06-10
Manufacturer's number	NTB18-042a
Manufacturer's date	2020-05-04
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

2018-2020 LEAF; FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
NISSAN LEAF	2018, 2019, 2020

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

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NTB09-081J	2023-03-07. Service bulletin. WINDSHIELD CRACKING This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
NTB18-042b	2021-02-06. Service bulletin. KICKS, LEAF, SENTRA AND VERSA; FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
NTB18-042	2018-08-06. Service bulletin. 2018 LEAF; FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN IF YOU CONFIRM Either front door of an affected vehicle will not open with either the inside or outside door handle and The door handles, cables, and latch are in good working order and There is no damage to the door. ACTION Inspect, and adjust as necessary, the gap between the lever on the latch and the tab of the stiffener. - Go to this bulletin?s Service Procedure for Inspection. CAUTION: Do not bend the stiffener tab up or down only to adjust the gap. See this bulletin?s Service Procedure for proper adjustment.
PC622	2018-06-18. Service bulletin. State Specific Bumper Performance Label Dealer Inventory ***Detailed Information* Nissan is conducting a quality action specific to dealers located in California and Hawaii only to apply a supplemental bumper performance label. Due to an issue that has since been corrected, the bumper performance language may be missing from the Monroney label. Affected vehicles are not subject to stop sale and are either currently in dealer inventory or assigned and in transit to the dealer. In the interest of customer satisfaction, Nissan requests dealers to apply the supplemental bumper performance label on the affected vehicles prior to retail sale. *What Dealers Should Do*** 1. Verify if vehicles currently in new dealer inventory are affected by this quality action using Service Comm or DBS National Service History ? Open Campaign I.D. PC622 - New vehicles in dealer inventory can also be identified using DBS (Sales-> Vehicle Inventory, and filter by Open Campaign). - Refer to NPSB 15-460 for additional information - Please continue to check newly arriving inventory for campaign applicability. 2. Use the attached procedure to remedy vehicles affected by this quality action. 3. The service department should submit the applicable warranty claim for the action(s) performed so it can be closed on Service Comm and release the vehicle. 4. Dealers will receive five (5) extra labels, but if additional labels are needed, please send your request for the number of labels needed to CampaignAnnouncements@nissan-usa.com along with your dealer name, address and contact name and phone number. - Labels will be mailed beginning May 25, 2018 and should arrive no later than June 1, 2018