Service bulletin PM270

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10192098
Published by NHTSA	2021-05-10
Manufacturer's number	PM270
Manufacturer's date	2012-12-20
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

Nissan is conducting a dealer service action to reprogram the ECM and if necessary TCM on specific 2013 Nissan Sentra vehicles to reprogram the ECM and TCM to prevent a decrease in engine RPM under certain cold state conditions which may cause hesitation.

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
NISSAN SENTRA	2013

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

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