Service bulletin NTB13021A

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10192203
Published by NHTSA	2021-05-10
Manufacturer's number	NTB13021A
Manufacturer's date	2013-07-02
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

IF YOU CONFIRM: * The idle seems low or the idle is rough when the A/C compressor is on or when the A/C compressor turns on. And * No other ECM DTCs are present. ACTION: Confirm this bulletin applies. * Check and compare your Current ECM Part Number to Table A starting on page 5. * If this bulletin applies, reprogram the ECM. See this bulleitn for further details.

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
NISSAN FRONTIER	2010, 2011, 2012
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
2010088	2010-03-24. Powertrain

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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