Service bulletin NTB03-086a

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10180983
Published by NHTSA	2020-10-08
Manufacturer's number	NTB03-086a
Manufacturer's date	2020-09-23
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

2003 350Z; BOSE AUDIO AMPLIFIER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INITIATIVE Service Campaign ID # P3140 is no longer active. • Repair orders opened after this bulletin’s published date are no longer eligible for reimbursement under Campaign ID # P3140. • Discard all previous versions of NTB03-086.

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

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
NISSAN 350Z	2003

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

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