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Service bulletin NTB98073

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id603314
Published by NHTSA1999-02-17
Manufacturer's numberNTB98073
Manufacturer's date1998-08-17
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING INCIDENTS INVOLVING CERTAIN PARTS OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH ARE CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ( MIL ) TO ILLUMINATE. *YC

The document

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Components

Engine, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
NISSAN MAXIMA1996

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

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